evidence: It was also the day that Army Chief General Dalbir Singh postponed his visit to Bhutan as the standoff with Chinese troops at Chumar on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh remained unresolved. The only positive development was the People's Liberation Army (PLA) commenting for the first time on the border tussle, saying that both sides can resolve such issues through dialogue. Top government sources admitted for the first time that the PLA troops were holding positions around three kilometres inside Indian territory in the Chumar region along the LAC. "They are claiming it as their territory and asking us to go back. But our forces have been instructed not to move back," a senior government official said. [...] According to the assessment in New Delhi, the way forward from this situation is to find a facesaving arrangement. China has brought its soldiers right up to the border in Chumar, which led to a build-up by India. If both sides agree, there can be simultaneous withdrawal. It is more difficult for China to sustain its troops as their supply lines are deeper, said officials. There are already signs of difficulties being faced by the other side.