The fifth round of Corps Commanders level talks between India and China held at Moldo, China on Sunday and now India has decided to discuss only on the Chinese disengagement in the finger areas of Pangong Tso.
“During the meetings, we are focusing on the disengagement by Chinese in Finger area along the Pangong Tso lake in Ladakh. Yes, they have to honor their commitment given during previous talks,” government sources as saying by India Today.
China continuously refused their standoff in the Pangong Tso region but they are still present over there according to the claim by the Indian side. The presence of Chinese troops in Finger 5 and the ridgeline near Finger 4 is still the matter of concern for India.
The main motto for the previous meeting was to take forward the process of disengagement on Line of Actual Control (LAC). The meeting was started at 11 A.M on Sunday.
The Indian Ministry of External Affairs told about the de-escalation process which is still incomplete but the Chinese claimed the disengagement is completed from them.
Until June 6 there were five various rounds of talks held so far on June 6, June 22, June 30, July 14 and August 2 for the same topic on de-escalation in Galwan Valley, Gogra-Hot Springs and the Fingers of Pangong Tso in Eastern Ladakh. There is still no update on the de-escalation in Depsang plains.
India has urged for the resettlement of boundary line in LAC. China continuously increased the number of troops since April-May and occupied various positions in the Indian part of LAC in Eastern sectors of newly formed Union Territory. On July 14, the talk went for 15 hours but it couldn’t helped in the process of disengagement. The restraining situation for de-escalation is a concern for Indian government.
The process of disengagement was done only in the Galwan Valley and Patrolling Point in the Gogra-Hot spring region but the process isn’t begun in the Pangong Tso region. The Chinese troops stepped backward from the Finger 4 base, the mountain spur, Finger 5 but they are still on the ridgelines of Finger 4.
The internal clash between the nations led the cancelation of Border Personnel Meeting
The ceremonial Border Personnel Meeting (BPM) meeting is canceled amid the ongoing tensions at LAC. This meeting was usually held at Chushul for the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Day. The meeting was supposed to take place on August 1 but it didn’t happen.