Complex sentence: The Indian and Western perspectives attributed the initiation of these clashes to the Chinese side, the Chinese however, blamed the Indian troops for provoking the clashes, alleging that the firing had started from the Indian side.
Split into simpler sentences: The Indian and Western perspectives attributed the initiation of these clashes to the Chinese side. The Chinese, however, blamed the Indian troops for provoking the clashes, alleging that the firing had started from the Indian side.