evidence: The standoff was triggered by China’s occupation of territory on the Indian side of the LAC at Depsang, Galwan Valley, Gogra-Hot Springs, and Pangong Tso in April-May last year. [...] However, it is securing disengagement at Depsang, which is likely to be the most challenging. Depsang’s strategic value to India and China is immense. India’s Daulat Beg Oldie airstrip is barely 20 kilometers from the Karakoram pass and is India’s lifeline to the Siachen glacier. The Chinese have stubbornly refused to discuss disengagement from Depsang with India.