evidence: Fifteen rounds of talks have taken place over the last 22 months. These have resulted in disengagement of troops from Galwan Valley (July 2020), the north and south banks of Pangong Tso (February 2021) and Gogra Post (August 2021). Agreement on pullback of troops from three other "friction points" – Hot Springs, Demchok, and Depsang Plains – remains elusive. [...] Indian analysts are saying that the Chinese have categorically refused to discuss disengagement at Depsang. Chinese troops are said to have occupied the Y-junction on the Indian side of the LAC, cutting off Indian soldiers’ access to five patrolling points in this highly strategic area. The Chinese have pitched a few tents on the Indian side in Demchok too and have refused to pull back. Given the immense strategic value of Hot Springs, Demchok, and Depsang, the People’s Liberation Army has perhaps dug in its heels at the talks. [...] Meanwhile, Indian analysts are drawing attention to the implications of the Ukraine crisis for India’s defense preparedness and the situation at the LAC. While some are not ruling out the possibility of the Chinese using the international community’s preoccupation with the crisis in Eastern Europe to quietly ingress deeper into Indian territory, cross the LAC at other strategic points and sectors, and consolidate its position in places like Depsang, others are pointing to the longer-term impact on Russian military supplies to India.