Continued consolidation of military along the Line ofActual Control (LAC) by China and India has triggered talks again on Sunday,January 24. India asked China for complete disengagement and de-escalation fromthe border areas.
As per a report published in Times of India, reports arerife that India proposed a 'workable and sequential' roadmap of disengagement,de-escalation and de-induction from the site in question in eastern Ladakh.
India also asked for ensuring status quo-ante at'friction points' in Pangong Tso, Chusul and Gogra Hotsprings as a first step.
No official statement has yet come in the media about the9th round of talks but the 14 Corps commander Lt-General P G K Menon and SouthXinjiang Military District chief Major General Liu Lin led the delegation.
As per reports, the meeting began at the Chusul-Modloborder in the Chinese side on Sunday at 11 am and it continued till 2:30 am on Monday.
As per sources, China has hardened its stance andupgraded the infrastructure along the LAC on 3,488 KM after the Ladakh conflictbetween India and China. As per sources, it is extremely difficult to push theChinese side back but talks are essential to maintain peace at the borderareas.
China has been demanding that to start the disengagingprocess, India should first disengage from the south bank of Pangong Tso-Chusularea where India has occupied advantageous areas in August.
As the Kailash range in the Chusul sector provided Indiaan advantageous situation over China, India is pressing for whole disengagementfrom China's side from eastern Ladakh.
If all goes well, PLA is likely withdraw from Finger 4 toFinger 8 on the north bank of Pangong Tso. They will perhaps disengage fromtheir 8 km stretch but things are still obscure.
As per an officer who was quoted by TOI, the infrastructurebuilt by China gave them edge over India and they had an advantage as far asresources are concerned. According to the officer, India will now willy-nillyhave to treat LAC, just like the LOC with Pakistan.
As the stance of China is hardened and their historic aggressiveand assertive nature, it is still very hard to say the situation will normalizeat the border. The official versions and statement from the government side cansurely help in calming the quandaries.