India Says Air Exercise Not Connected to Border Clash with China

 India's air force (IAF) said it will hold a training exercise on Thursday and Friday in the country's east but it is not connected to last week's border scuffles with China in the region.

India's defense minister said this week that Indian troops prevented Chinese soldiers from entering Indian Territory on Dec. 9 during a border scuffle that led to injuries on both sides. China said Indian troops had illegally crossed a de-facto border to block a routine patrol of Chinese troops, Reuters reported.

It was the first such clash between the Asian giants since 2020, when 20 Indian and four Chinese soldiers were killed.