INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
New Delhi: India and China on Friday held the eighth round of corps commanders-level talks on the six-month military standoff in eastern
The meeting started at 9.30 am at Chushul in eastern Ladakh and ended at around 7 pm
This was the first meeting under the new commander of the Leh-based 14 Corps, Lt
The earlier meetings were headed on the Indian side by Lt
Harinder Singh, who is now the commandant of the Indian Military Academy.There was no official word yet on the outcome, but India has
maintained that China must disengage completely from all flashpoints in eastern Ladakh
India will only accept complete disengagement by the Chinese PLA and restoration of the status quo of April 2020 at the LAC
India had earlier rejected a Chinese proposal to move back tanks and artillery from the forward positions
India has told China it will talk about all the flashpoints and not just about the south bank of Pangong Tso, where the Indian Army occupied
the strategic heights in August, in a surprise move.Both countries are gearing up to keep their troops at forward positions in Ladakh in the
weather clothing from the United States for its troops
We believe that differences should not become disputes
We attach importance to the peaceful resolution of differences through dialogue
However, India is determined to protect its sovereignty and territorial integrity in the face of unilateralism and aggression, no matter
turn differences into disputes and jointly safeguard peace and tranquility in the border areas
Both sides agreed to maintain dialogue and communication through military and diplomatic channels and arrive at a mutually acceptable
solution for the disengagement as soon as possible.While India is trying to peacefully resolve the six-month military standoff with China
through negotiations, it is also forming strategic alliances with other nations
and Cooperation Agreement for Geo-spatial Cooperation (Beca) with the United States last week
