Military talks have begun once again between India and China to resolve the border dispute and withdraw troops from East Ladakh. With winters in the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh, soldiers are facing difficult conditions at temperatures below minus 20 degrees Celsius. The Eighth Corps Commander level talks between the two countries started at 9.30 am. For the first time, Lieutenant General P.G.K. Menon is leading the Indian military representatives during the talks.
The purpose of this meeting is that the dialogue that has been done before, has been implemented on the ground. Also, how do both the armies return to their respective barracks as before April 2020. Apart from this, another objective of this meeting is to develop such a mechanism so that there is no conflict situation over the disputed places.
In a joint statement issued after the last round of talks, the two sides had said that they can move forward in the direction of reducing tension through dialogue and contact through military and diplomatic channels.
After the 6th round of military talks, the two sides announced some steps such as not sending more troops to the front, avoiding unilaterally changing positions on the ground and taking no action that would spoil the situation.
