evidence: In New Delhi, a meeting of the China Study Group (CSG) was called at the Ministry of Defence to develop a response to the incursion.6 The group recommended that a forthcoming army delegation meeting with the PLA at Chengdu be called off to send a signal of objection to Beijing. According to Gupta’s detailed account, the prime minister vetoed the move and argued that the local problem could be handled diplomatically. Subsequently, a border patrol meeting was called at Spanggur Gap, near Pangong Tso. When asked to withdraw to its original position as per the 1976 border-patrolling agreement, the PLA produced a map from 1959 to contend India’s claim. The map from November 1959 showed the LAC running parallel to the Raki Nala, thereby implying that the Depsang Bulge was within Chinese-held territory. The PLA’s preparedness at the border patrol meeting demonstrated China’s intent to change ground position.