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.