Why India opted for a âstand-aloneâ agreement with China in Ladakh
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There has been a phased but continuous source-based coverage and commentary about the lack of progress on the disengagement process â with special reference to Gogra-Hot Springs and Depsang Plains â since the 11th Corps Commander-level talks held on 9 April. In the past, deliberate âgovernment leaksâ on the situation in Eastern Ladakh were given as handouts to all media houses and the story was broken almost simultaneously.
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In just a matter of a fortnight, India’s national security strategy and foreign policy has taken a 180-degree turn with respect to its two belligerent neighbours China and Pakistan. The beginning of the disengagement process on 10 February marked a thaw in the 11-month-long crisis in eastern Ladakh while on 25 February, a joint statement by the Indian and Pakistan militaries resuscitated the “informal” 2003 ceasefire along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir and western Ladakh. Both benchmark decisions are merely the first step in a process that will test Indian diplomacy and understanding of strategic and military affairs.