India on Monday sternly told China that the communist country’s actions along the disputed boundary between the two nations “eroded the entire basis of bilateral relations” and all issues at the Line of Actual Control needed to be resolved in accordance with existing agreements and commitments made by the two sides in the past.
In this excerpt which forms the conclusion of 'Understanding the India-China Border', Manoj Joshi notes that though the two sides carefully calibrated their responses to the developments in eastern Ladakh in 2020, the overall situation between the two countries remains fraught.
AS a sequel to the 16th round of military talks held in July, Indian and Chinese soldiers disengaged from Patrolling Point-15 (PP-15) in the Gogra-Hot Springs area. The pullback process, which commenced on September 8, was completed over the next four days; it entailed dismantling of the temporary f
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS): Among other issues to begin the disengagement process along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the strategically important Depsang remained a major point of discussion at the 16th round of Corps Commander talks with China. The Corps Commander talks began at 9:30 am at the Chushul Moldo meeting point on the Indian side of the LAC in the region on Sunday, and ended at around 10 pm. However, there was no official word on the outcome of the talks from either sides. According to a source, India strongly insisted for the early disengagement of troops from all the remaining friction points in eastern Ladakh. India asked China to withdraw its troops from the LAC and restore the previous situation, source said. As per the source, India discussed three important issues of tension with China: including Patrolling Point 15 near Kugrang Nala in Chang Chenmo Sector, Charding Ninglung Nala Track Junction Demchok and Depsang Plain to end the ongoing tension and to withdraw th