India-China trying to revive stalled process of de-escalation and de-escalation in eastern Ladakh
India-China trying to revive stalled process of de-escalation and de-escalation in eastern Ladakh
16th round of Corps Commander level talks running between India and China The Indian side in Chushul as both sides attempted to revive the stalled process of de-escalation and de-escalation in eastern Ladakh.
An official source said on Sunday that talks started at 9.30 am at the meeting place of the Chushul border personnel. The Indian side is being led by 14 Corps Commander Lt Gen Anindya Sengupta.
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While agreement to break away from Patrolling Point-15 was close in the last few rounds of talks, China declined to discuss other friction areas, Demchok and Depsang, saying they were not part of the current standoff, making any progress. has stopped. , India is pushing for widespread disengagement and de-escalation of tensions to end the ongoing standoff in eastern Ladakh.
Since the standoff began in May 2020, the two sides have so far held 15 rounds of talks with both sides of Pangong Tso in February 2021 and PP 17 in the Gogra-Hot Springs area in August. For Galwan in 2020 after a violent clash. The 15th round of Corps Commander talks was held on March 11, 2022. These have also been discussed at the political and diplomatic level.
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Shortly after the 15th round of talks in March, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited India, while he and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met during the G-20 Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Bali last week, where they The situation was discussed with Rekha. Actual Control (LAC) K.
Over 50,000 troops and heavy equipment have been deployed along the LAC on both sides. In the past two years, China has built massive amounts of infrastructure, housing and support structures to maintain troops close to the LAC, changing the ground situation.