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After Inida-China meeting of 11 hours, agreement reached to pull back
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On Monday, India and China agreed to pull back and reach mutual conseus to disengage after an 11-hours meeting between top commanders.
Earlier, India-China tensions cost India deaths of 20 Army Men.
The agreement took place at Moldo on the Chinese side of the LAC on Monday. The talk was aimed to relieve tensions and thinning the military build-up on both sides of border.
"The Corps Commander-level talks between India and China were held in a cordial, positive and constructive atmosphere," one of the officials said in the first instance. "Modalities for disengagement from all friction areas in eastern Ladakh were discussed and will be taken forward by both the sides," he also added.
While disengaging in some friction areas was a "low-hanging fruit" and will be achieved during a reasonable time-frame, the "real test" would dwell the restoration of established order ante within the Finger Area where the People's Liberation Army (PLA) has found out permanent bunkers, pillboxes and observation posts, said one among the persons cited within the second instance.
China watchers believe that the disengagement process is probably going to be simpler within the Gogra Post-Hot Springs and therefore the Galwan Valley sectors, where there are not any real issues about the alignment of the LAC.
The disengagement will need to be "equal, mutual and proportional," said general officer Vinod Bhatia (retd), a former director general of military operations (DGMO).
"The disengagement are going to be a long-drawn process due to the mistrust that has set in after the Galwan Valley clash. tons of verification through different means are going to be required at every stage of disengagement to form sure that the PLA has retreated," added Bhatia, who served because the army's DGMO during 2013-14.
The June 15 Galwan Valley skirmish in eastern Ladakh resulted in 20 deaths on the Indian side and therefore the PLA suffered 43 casualties, consistent with Indian officials, but Beijing has not confirmed the fatalities. A Chinese spokesman on Tuesday dismissed such reports as "fake news".
Disengagement within the Finger Area on the north bank of Pangong Tso are going to be tricky as compared with Gogra Post-Hot Springs and therefore the Galwan Valley sectors where limited disengagement had begun after the primary meeting between senior Indian and Chinese commanders on June 6, said former Northern Army commander general officer DS Hooda (retd).
He was pertaining to the primary meeting between delegations led by general officer Harinder Singh, commander of the Leh-based 14 Corps, and Major General Liu Lin, commander of the South Xinjiang military region. During that meeting, the 2 sides reached an understanding to implement a de-escalation decide to ease rising tensions along the contested border, but tensions peaked within the aftermath of the June 15 skirmish. it had been the primary deadly conflict between Indian and Chinese soldiers along the LAC in 45 years.
"The Finger area is where the important problem lies because the Chinese soldiers have dug in their heels there. it'll be the foremost challenging a part of the proposed disengagement," said Hooda.
The army cares about the PLA's presence within the Finger Area, especially the Chinese activities between Finger 4 and Finger 8 over the last seven weeks. Chinese military positions within the Finger Area restrict the scope of the Indian Army patrolling areas that New Delhi considers its territory, consistent with a security official conscious of the developments.
He said the Indian Army would need to be extremely vigilant during the disengagement process, given what transpired within the Galwan Valley; the disengagement will need to be monitored by senior commanders to make sure things don't go awry; and a diplomatic dialogue will need to progress simultaneously.
While the modalities for disengagement were discussed at the meeting between senior commanders, implementing the plan would require several rounds of talks between commanders on the bottom , a second security official added.
At the June 22 meeting between the corps commanders, India sought an assurance from the Chinese side on ending aggression along the border, and therefore the thinning of Chinese military deployments in "depth areas" on their side of the disputed border.
China had deployed up to 10,000 troops in these areas with the military buildup including fighter jets, helicopters, tanks, artillery guns, missile systems and air defence radars. India has matched the neighbour's military moves. "Neither India nor China are likely to right away thin their deployments in rear areas, given how volatile the disputed border has been," the second security official added.
Army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane on Tuesday arrived in Leh, the headquarters of 14 Corps in Ladakh, on a two-day visit focused on conducting a censoring of the sensitive sector. Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria made a low-key visit to Ladakh last week to review the Indian Air Force's preparedness within the area
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