Corps Commanders of India, China to meet today; Focus on Pangong Tso, Depsang Plains

New Delhi, July 14: Following the completion of the first stage of the disengagement process, the Corps Commanders of both India and China will meet for the fourth time to ease down the tension along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). The top level-talks will take place today at Chushul in Eastern Ladakh.

 

According to the reports, the talks will be focussed on the situation in Pangong Tso and Depsang Plains. XIV Corps Commander Lt General Harinder Singh will hold talks with South Xinjiang Military Region Commander Major General Liu Lin on the next phase of disengagement of troops along the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh in Chushul.

 

The meetings come after the brutal face-off occurred in Galwan Valley along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in which 20 Indian soldiers were martyred. The first two meetings took place at Moldo on the Chinese side on June 6 and June 22 while the third meeting was at Chushul. The last two meets lasted over 12 hours each to turn down the rising tensions along the LAC.

 

The first stage of the disengagement process between the Indian Army and China's People Liberation Army at friction points - Hot Springs and Gogra along the Line of Actual Control in Eastern Ladakh was completed last week by approximately 2 kilometers. The Chinese troops moved back from Finger 4 to Finger 5 in the Finger area.

 

Meanwhile, on July 5, The Special Representatives of India and China on the Boundary Question and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Chinese State Councillor and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi had a "frank and in-depth exchange" telephone conversation on Sunday during which they agreed that both sides should complete the ongoing disengagement process along the LAC expeditiously, according to a statement by Ministry of External Affairs.