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Ajay Banerjee
New Delhi, July 12
More than three months after senior military commanders of India and China met to defuse posturing along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), dates for a fresh round of talks are being firmed up while the agenda for the talks has been exchanged.
Respective stance
India wants complete disengagement and de-escalation along 823 km of the LAC in eastern Ladakh
At present, the two sides are not unanimous on the dates, but the matter is expected to be sorted soon, sources say. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has posted a new commander on its side. The Indian side would be led by Lt Gen PGK Menon, Commander of the Leh-based 14 Corps.
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China held around 100 military drills in 6 months near LAC:
29 Jun 2021, 10:18 GMT+10
New Delhi [India], June 29 (ANI): Amid an apparent lack of progress on disengagement from some friction points along LAC in Ladakh, China s People s Liberation Army (PLA) has conducted over 100 drills this year close to the border in the Tibet region.
Moreover, China last week started a bullet train service between Tibet s capital Lhasa and Nyingchi, a strategically located border town opposite India s Arunachal Pradesh.
According to The EurAsian Times, these developments show, despite the February disengagement in the Pangong Tso, China carries on with its concerted efforts to expand its military capabilities along the disputed Himalayan border.
China held around 100 military drills in 6 months near LAC: report ANI | Updated: Jun 29, 2021 05:23 IST
New Delhi [India], June 29 (ANI): Amid an apparent lack of progress on disengagement from some friction points along LAC in Ladakh, China s People s Liberation Army (PLA) has conducted over 100 drills this year close to the border in the Tibet region.
Moreover, China last week started a bullet train service between Tibet s capital Lhasa and Nyingchi, a strategically located border town opposite India s Arunachal Pradesh.
According to The EurAsian Times, these developments show, despite the February disengagement in the Pangong Tso, China carries on with its concerted efforts to expand its military capabilities along the disputed Himalayan border.
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