India, China likely to hold another round of military talks

India and China are likely to hold another round of military talks this week to discuss specific proposals to achieve success in the ongoing talks about the withdrawal of troops in eastern Ladakh. 

Official sources gave this information on Sunday. The two armies have been face-to-face for more than six months in eastern Ladakh.

In the eighth round of talks
held on Friday, he said that in the eighth round of talks at the core commander level on Friday, there was a wide discussion on withdrawal from specific points of deadlock and both sides would like to take this 'positive' dialogue to the next round for detailed discussion.

 "The proposals are expected to be discussed this week in another round of talks," a source said. The next round of talks will also be of Corps Commander level. The Indian and Chinese armies said in a joint statement that the talks were clear, deep and positive.

The consent statement to carry forward the Warto said that it was agreed to seriously implement the important agreement between the leaders of the two countries and ensure that the forces deployed along the border exercise restraint and avoid misunderstanding. 

The statement issued in Beijing and New Delhi said that the two sides agreed to maintain dialogue and dialogue through military and diplomatic channels and to pursue negotiations for resolution of old issues.

The eighth round of high-level military talks took place in Chushul on Friday along the Indian side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) between the Indian Army and the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China, which lasted for 11 hours in Chushul. 

The talks lasted for about 11 hours. In the talks, the armies of the two countries had agreed to meet again soon.

 The statement said that the two sides had constructive, frank and in-depth talks on the withdrawal of forces from across the Line of Control in the western sector of the India-China border areas.

"It was agreed to seriously enforce the critical consensus between the leaders of the two countries and ensure that the forces deployed along the border exercise restraint and avoid misunderstanding." 

"The two sides agreed to maintain dialogue and dialogue through military and diplomatic channels and to pursue negotiations to resolve the old issues, so that peace will remain in the border areas," the statement said.

Around 50 thousand Indian soldiers are stationed in various mountainous regions of eastern Ladakh with high-level preparations for war in temperatures below zero. Several rounds of talks to end the deadlock between the two sides have not yielded any concrete results.

According to officials, the deadlock between the two countries began in May , with China also deploying about the same number of troops. The deadlock between the two sides began in May. 

Chief Defense Chairman General Bipin Rawat said on Friday that India would not accept any change in the LAC and that there could be no denying the possibility of skirmishes, encroachments on the border and major military conflicts without provocation.

In the eighth round of military talks, the Indian side was led by Lieutenant General PGK Menon, the newly appointed commander of the 14th Corps at Leh.

Naveen Srivastava, Joint Secretary (East Asia) in the Ministry of External Affairs was also part of the Indian delegation. 

In the seventh round of talks, the two sides agreed to maintain dialogue and dialogue through military and diplomatic channels to reach a mutually acceptable solution to the withdrawal of troops "as soon as possible". 

India's position is clear from the outset that it is up to China to take forward the process of withdrawal of troops and to reduce the tension at the deadlocked points of the mountainous region.

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