According to a defence official, the 13th session of high-level military discussions between India and China to advance the disengagement process in remaining contention points along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh starts today at Moldo on the Chinese side, opposite Chushul. Indian soldiers were involved in a tense standoff with Chinese troops who crossed the Line of Actual Control in Arunachal Pradesh earlier this month.
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Nearly 100 Chinese soldiers crossed the LAC in Uttarakhand’s Barahoti district, north of the Nanda Devi biosphere reserve, on August 30, and returned after a few hours from a location patrolled by the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) Late last month, India warned China not to “move goalposts” and “confuse” border management and border peacekeeping with the wider problem of resolving the boundary dispute, which is handled through separate defined processes.
Vikram Misri, India’s envoy to China, said the two countries must “avoid certain hurdles that could stymie progress.” “The first is to stay away from moving the goalposts. For a long time, the Indian and Chinese governments have maintained a clear line between resolving the boundary dispute and managing border affairs “On September 23, Mr. Misri spoke at the 4th High-Level Track II Dialogue on China-India Relations.
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Army Chief Gen. Naravane stated earlier this week that the “historic” military standoff with China necessitated a fast response and large-scale mobilisation of resources at a time when the country was dealing with a coronavirus pandemic. Following a severe skirmish in the Pangong lake area, a border standoff between Indian and Chinese military erupted on May 5 last year in eastern Ladakh.
