India, China begin military talks to de-escalate tension at Hot Springs, Gogra, Depsang

Indian and Chinese military dialogue to deescalate tension at the Line of Actual Control started on Saturday morning The 10th round of Corps Commander meeting started at 10 am at Moldo on Chinese sideIndian military delegation is led by Lieutenant General PGK Menon Commander of 14 Corps based in Leh The Corps Commander will discuss disengagement at friction areas like Hot Springs Gogra and 900 square km Depsang plainsThe buildup in Depsang was not being considered part of the current standoff that started in May last year as escalations here took place in 2013However India has insisted during recent military commander meetings to resolve all issues across Line of Actual ControlThe initial attempt will be to resolve Gogra and Hot Springs Finding a solution to Depsang might be tricky and take longer said an officialThe representatives during the current round of corps commander level meet will also check the status of disengagement at northern and southern banks of the Pangong LakeHowever just a day ahead of the meeting China began a psywar where it released a video of Galwan Valley clashes on social media accusing Indian Army of being aggressive and leading to the clashIndian Army didnt react to the video of the clash released by China and maintained silence over the issueThe video was released on a private news channel in China and thereafter it went viralIt is after eight months that China has released a video of the clash which took place on June 15 last year India had lost 20 soldiers and China only this week claimed clearly its four casualties earlier it had been evasiveChina for the first time has released the names of their soldiers killed in the clashes on FridaySo far disengagement process at both banks of the Pangong Lake has taken placeIt was on February 10 that China made an announcement that New Delhi and Beijing has agreed to disengage at Pangong LakeIndian Army team along with Chinese Peoples Liberation Army PLA team are physically verifying and reverifying disengagement at Pangong LakeThe agreement states that Chinese troops will move back to Finger 8 and Indian troops will pull back to the Dhan Singh Thapa post between Finger 2 and 3 of the north bank of Pangong Lake Further there would be temporary moratorium on military activities including patrolling to the traditional areasThe mountain spur jutting into the lake is referred to as Finger in military parlance The north bank of the lake is divided into 8 Fingers Indian has claimed its territory till Finger 8 and China dispute it claims till Finger 4India and China are engaged in a tenmonthlong standoff at the Line of Actual Control The confrontations began on the north bank of Pangong Lake both in the waters and the bank as Chinese incursions increased in early May last yearThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever