The effects of normalcy on Pangong Tso by the joint effort of the Indian Army and the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China have apparently reduced tensions on Naku La as well. There was a tension situation here since May 2020. On May 9, 2020, at a more than 14,000 feet high pass in north Sikkim, located southwest of the Kanchenjunga peak, there was fierce firing between the two armies and by January 20, 2021, soldiers from both sides were also injured.
The Narendra Modi government is currently refusing to speak about Naku La. But, after talking to the top military commanders and diplomats of the army, like the Pangong Tso disintegration, trust and relations at the highest level in Beijing are normalized to ease tensions over Naku La. There have been renewed efforts to make. Patrolling has also been reduced here. Let me tell you that the decision in the PLA case is vested with the Central Military Commission headed by President Xi Jinping, who is also the Commander-in-Chief of China’s Defense Forces.
A former army chief says, “The speed with which the PLA has withdrawn its troops from Finger 8 on the northern side of Pangong Tso and towards the Srijap plains, as well as the withdrawal of about 220 Chinese tanks from the southern shore It clearly shows that these instructions have come from the highest level in China. ” From this it is understood that the withdrawal of China in the northern shore is more or less complete and the exercise of moving from the lake towards the Kailash range in the southern shore is continuing.
