On Ladakh Standoff, India and China Keep Their Gunpowder Dry
Xi Jinpingâs selection of Gen. Zhang for PLA's Western Theatre Command may signal a reconciliatory attitude for the summer following the Chinese Communist Party's centenary in July.
Indian army trucks depart towards Ladakh amid standoff between Indian and Chinese troops in eastern Ladakh, at Manali-Leh highway in Kullu district. Photo: PTI
Security25/Jan/2021
The ninth round of dialogue held between Indian and Chinese military commanders on Sunday, after a gap of nearly three months, was a damp squib but was the first round to be held since the newly appointed PLA Western Theatre Commander Gen. Zhang Xudong took charge last month.