Even as India and China are concerned in a navy standoff in japanese Ladakh for greater than 20 months, military personnel from each the international locations met on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and wished New Year on Saturday. Gave it.
Army personnel of each the international locations met in two disputed areas alongside the LAC. “Indian Army and PLA today exchanged greetings and sweets along the LAC,” Army officers mentioned.
The change passed off on the scorching springs in Demchok in japanese Ladakh. It just isn’t the new springs space close to Patrolling Point (PP) 15, one of many friction factors that surfaced in May 2020, from the place the 2 armies are but to separate.
In Demchok, officers on the safety institution mentioned that some “so-called civilians” have pitched tents within the Indian facet of the Charding Nala marking the LAC, and are refusing to vacate.
The armies additionally exchanged greetings on the bottleneck at Depsang grounds.
PLA personnel are blocking Indian troops on the bottleneck from reaching 5 standard patrol factors – PP10, 11, 11A, 12 and 13.
There have been 13 rounds of Corps Commander-level talks, the final of which passed off on 10 October. Even as India hoped that an settlement to withdraw from PP15 can be achieved, China didn’t agree. The date for the subsequent spherical of talks has not been determined but.
The Indian delegation was led by Lt Gen PGK Menon, Commander of XIV Corps. It additionally included Lt Gen Anindya Sengupta, who would quickly change Menon.
Indian and Chinese armies exchanged greetings at 10 places- Karakoram Pass, Daulat Beg Oldi, Hitch in Depsang Plains, Kongka La, Chushul-Moldo, Hot Springs in Demchok in Eastern Ladakh and Nathu La, Kongra La, Bum La And within the covenant Damai. Eastern space.
The Indian Army exchanged greetings and presents with the Pakistani Army on the crossing factors at Chiliana Tithwal, Chakoti Uri, Poonch Rawlakot and Mendhar Hot Springs at 4 locations alongside the Line of Control.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
