Indian Army division commander in Ladakh meets Chinese counterpart; talks concentrate on standoff areas
4 min readExpress News Service
The division commander of the Indian Army in Ladakh on Friday met his Chinese counterpart to take ahead the talks on the disengagement of troops from the standoff areas of Depsang and Demchok.
Defence sources confirmed the assembly on the degree of the Major Generals, saying “It was to hold ahead the discussions by the bottom commanders as a part of confidence-building measures.”
This follows an elaborate nineteenth corps commander-level talks that continued for 2 days for the primary time. In the method to resolve the problems Brigadier-level conferences proceed to happen typically, sources added. India maintains that its ties with China can’t be regular until there’s peace within the border areas.
The 3 Division of the Indian Army takes care of the 832-km Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh. There has been no motion ahead on standoffs in Depsang and Demchok.
The standoff persists at Depsang Y-Junction and Demchok even earlier than the May 2020 standoff started. Sources stated the Depsang standoff has resulted in obstruction of Indian troop motion to the standard Patrolling Points (PP) PP 10, PP11, PP 11A, PP12 and PP13, overlaying 952 sq km.
A couple of tents have been pitched by the Chinese on the Indian facet in Demchok and have refused to tug again. The Chinese facet dominates round 150 sq km on this space.
Technical time period for corps commander-level talks is senior highest army commander degree (SHMCL); to this point there have been 19 rounds of talks. Matters have earlier been resolved on the increased commander degree (Major General) conferences.
There has been disengagement at Galwan, North and South banks of Pangong Tso, Gogra-Hot Springs with the corps commanders conferences along with the a number of diplomatic parlays between the 2 nations.
As reported first by this newspaper, the Chinese moved of their troops after the clashes at Finger 4 space on the North Bank of Pangong Tso.
Subsequently, the standoff unfold to different areas. After 2020, India and China at the moment preserve a mixed deployment of over 1 lakh troopers together with an enormous presence of tanks and artillery.
In May the Indian Army put its foot down on the restoration of patrolling rights until conventional factors within the remaining standoff factors. The standoff at Depsang is of a lot significance the place the Chinese troops have blocked entry to PPs 10, 11, 11A, 12, and 13.
The sub-sector North, of which Depsang is part, is strategically most related.
The terrain right here is such that large-scale armour operations are potential. China has a number of roads feeding this space whereas India has solely the Darbuk-Shyok-Daulet Beg Oldi (DSDBO) street.
By sitting on the Y Junction, China can impede India’s motion. Depsang can be a hyperlink in direction of Siachen and the DBO airfield. The Y Junction is about 20km from the strategic airfield Daulat Beg Oldi.
The division commander of the Indian Army in Ladakh on Friday met his Chinese counterpart to take ahead the talks on the disengagement of troops from the standoff areas of Depsang and Demchok.
Defence sources confirmed the assembly on the degree of the Major Generals, saying “It was to hold ahead the discussions by the bottom commanders as a part of confidence-building measures.”
This follows an elaborate nineteenth corps commander-level talks that continued for 2 days for the primary time. In the method to resolve the problems Brigadier-level conferences proceed to happen typically, sources added. India maintains that its ties with China can’t be regular until there’s peace within the border areas.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
The 3 Division of the Indian Army takes care of the 832-km Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh. There has been no motion ahead on standoffs in Depsang and Demchok.
The standoff persists at Depsang Y-Junction and Demchok even earlier than the May 2020 standoff started. Sources stated the Depsang standoff has resulted in obstruction of Indian troop motion to the standard Patrolling Points (PP) PP 10, PP11, PP 11A, PP12 and PP13, overlaying 952 sq km.
A couple of tents have been pitched by the Chinese on the Indian facet in Demchok and have refused to tug again. The Chinese facet dominates round 150 sq km on this space.
Technical time period for corps commander-level talks is senior highest army commander degree (SHMCL); to this point there have been 19 rounds of talks. Matters have earlier been resolved on the increased commander degree (Major General) conferences.
There has been disengagement at Galwan, North and South banks of Pangong Tso, Gogra-Hot Springs with the corps commanders conferences along with the a number of diplomatic parlays between the 2 nations.
As reported first by this newspaper, the Chinese moved of their troops after the clashes at Finger 4 space on the North Bank of Pangong Tso.
Subsequently, the standoff unfold to different areas. After 2020, India and China at the moment preserve a mixed deployment of over 1 lakh troopers together with an enormous presence of tanks and artillery.
In May the Indian Army put its foot down on the restoration of patrolling rights until conventional factors within the remaining standoff factors. The standoff at Depsang is of a lot significance the place the Chinese troops have blocked entry to PPs 10, 11, 11A, 12, and 13.
The sub-sector North, of which Depsang is part, is strategically most related.
The terrain right here is such that large-scale armour operations are potential. China has a number of roads feeding this space whereas India has solely the Darbuk-Shyok-Daulet Beg Oldi (DSDBO) street.
By sitting on the Y Junction, China can impede India’s motion. Depsang can be a hyperlink in direction of Siachen and the DBO airfield. The Y Junction is about 20km from the strategic airfield Daulat Beg Oldi.
