Jammu, Sept. 25 -- Amid an impasse over disengagement with China at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh, India has warned China that its soldiers will open fire in self-defence if the People's Liberation Army (PLA) troops come to India's positions at LAC, government sources said on Friday.

On the backdrop of the India-China LAC dispute, India has tried to reason with China on the disengagement along the LAC to ease the standoff but China has taken an adamant stand, according to government sources said on September 24.

According to top government sources, after the Galwan Valley incident, India made it clear to China that "if Chinese soldiers come to our positions, we will open fire to defend our soldiers and there positions". Vio...