Ladakh standoff: India, China hold 15th round of military talks

India and China on Friday are holding one more round of undeniable level military exchange to determine the 22-drawn out stalemate in a few grinding focuses in eastern Ladakh, two months after the last round of such discussions neglected to yield any huge result. The fifteenth round of Corps-Commander level discussions was booked to start at 10 am at the Chushul-Moldo line point on the Indian side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh, individuals acquainted with the discourse said.

The fourteenth round of talks had occurred on January 12 and brought about no huge progress in settling the line in leftover grating focuses. “The different sides consented to remain in close contact and keep up with discourse by means of military and discretionary channels and work out a commonly adequate goal of the leftover issues at the earliest,” a joint assertion gave after the fourteenth round of talks said.

The fundamental focal point of the discussions is relied upon to be the finishing of the slowed down withdrawal process in the Hot Springs regions. The Indian assignment at the discussions is being driven by Lt Gen Anindya Sengupta, the recently designated Commander of the Leh-based 14 Corps.

The eastern Ladakh line stalemate between the Indian and Chinese militaries ejected on May 5, 2020, following a savage conflict in the Pangong lake regions. The two sides bit by bit improved their sending by hurrying in huge number of troopers as well as weighty weaponry.