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Updated Feb 21, 2021, 7:17 am IST
It is expected that India and China will first be able to reach an agreement on Gogra-Hot Springs
India and China are likely to issued a joint statement on outcome of the meeting. PTI file photo
NEW DELHI: India and China Corps Commanders on Saturday held their 10th round of talks to discuss disengagement from Depsang plains, Gogra-Hot Springs and Demchok friction points in Ladakh, following the disengagement of the two sides on the north and south banks of Pangong Tso lake.
The meeting was held in Moldo on Chinese side and started at around 10 am and was going on till reports last came in at 9.30 pm.
India News: There was no concrete breakthrough in the marathon military talks between India and China in de-escalating the remaining ‘friction points’ at Gogra,
“The situation in Depsang turned serious after the deep incursion there by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in 2013. The Indian response then further hardened the PLA stance. But unlike Pangong Tso, Galwan and other friction points of last year, there was no major flare-up in Depsang. So, it was decided that Depsang would be dealt with separately from last year’s flashpoints,” he added.
The fact, however, remains the PLA since April-May last year has been actively blocking Indian soldiers from even going to their traditional Patrolling Points (PPs)-10, 11, 12, 12A and 13 in Depsang, a table-top plateau located at an altitude of 16,000-feet.