13th round of LAC talks between India and China today : Report 10 Oct 2021

October 10, 2021

13th round of LAC talks between India and China today

An official said the 13th round of talks between the corps commanders will begin at 10.30 am in Moldo on the Chinese side of the LAC. “The problems at Hot Springs or Petrol Point-15 are likely to be discussed during the talks,” an official said.

Indian and Chinese armies will hold talks on Sunday to reduce tension along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh. Military negotiators will try to put forward a disengagement plan for troops stationed at Hot Springs, one of the friction points on the LAC, officials familiar with developments said on Saturday.

An official said the 13th round of talks between the corps commanders will begin at 10.30 am in Moldo on the Chinese side of the LAC. A second official said, “The problems at Hot Springs or Petrol Point-15 are likely to be discussed during the talks.” “We are hopeful of positive outcomes that will advance the dissolution process.” Both the officials declined to be named.

The final round of talks took place on 2 August, after which both armies withdrew troops from Gogra, or Petrol Point-17A. This was the second such dismemberment this year after the two armies withdrew troops and arms from Ladakh’s Pangong Tso sector in mid-February.

If the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is to stay in the Ladakh theater, so is the Indian Army, General Manoj Mukund Naravane said on the eve of the talks, referring to the massive military build-up and infrastructure development by the Chinese military. LAC.

“It is a matter of concern that last year (when the border line flared up) there was massive construction. To sustain that kind of construction, an equal amount of infrastructure has been developed on the Chinese side. That means they are there to stay,” the army chief said at a public event on Saturday. “But if they’re there to be there, we’re there to be there too.”

India and China have been locked in a border standoff for 17 months. Despite two rounds of disengagement at friction points this year, the two armies still have between 50,000 and 60,000 troops stationed in eastern Ladakh.

The 13th round of military talks follows a face-off between Indian and Chinese troops along the border in the sensitive Tawang sector in northeast India’s Arunachal Pradesh last week and another incursion by the PLA into north India’s Uttarakhand on August 30.

13th round of LAC talks between India and China today

Former Northern Army Commander Lt Gen BS Jaswal (Retd) said on Friday, “PLA plans to keep the entire border active so that they can strengthen their claims.” “It may also be an act of perseverance to later claim these territories.”

Indian and Chinese commanders agreed on a quick resolution of outstanding issues along the LAC in the 12th round of talks, with a focus on removing troops from the remaining flashpoints on the disputed border.

A joint statement issued after the 12th round described the talks as “a frank and in-depth exchange of views on resolving the remaining areas related to the disengagement along the LAC in the western sector of the India-China border areas”.

After the withdrawal of troops from Gogra, former Northern Army Commander Lt Gen DS Hooda (Retd.) said, “Hopefully this may provide grounds for further disengagement in other areas. The real test will be when Depsang is discussed, and a breakthrough here can lead to a major downgrade.