INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NEW DELHI: India plans to stick by the sequential process of first disengagement of the troop face-offs at Depsang and Demchok, followed by
de-escalation and de-induction of soldiers along the Line of Actual Control, in the ongoing military confrontation in eastern Ladakh.This is
confrontation that has led to a steep nose-dive in bilateral relations.Troop disengagement at the Charding Ninglung Nallah (CNN) track
junction near Demchok, where the Chinese have pitched some tents in what is Indian territory, is relatively easy to resolve.But the major
actively blocking Indian patrols around 18-km inside what India considers its own territory
Only after the rival troops disengage at these two face-off sites can the process of de-escalation and de-induction of the over 50,000
mean the troops return to their peacetime locations
Moreover, the no-patrol buffer zones created after troop disengagements on both banks of Pangong Tso, including the Kailash range, Galwan
August 13-14 has been followed by an unprecedented six days of Major General-level talks to strengthen confidence-building measures between
the rival armies at Daulat Beg Oldie and Chushul.
