High-level military talked between India and China

Indian and Chinese armies held Lieutenant General-level talks in their first major attempt to resolve the month-long border standoff in eastern Ladakh.

The Indian delegation was led by Lt. Gen. Harinder Singh, Commander of 14 Corps, and the Chinese side was headed by the Commander of the Tibet Military District.

Indian and Chinese officials held talks through the established military and diplomatic channels to address the current situation in the India-China border areas.

Indian side reported that the Chinese military is hindering normal patrolling by its troops along the LAC in Ladakh and Sikkim.

It strongly refutes China’s contention that the escalating tension between both the armies was triggered by the trespassing of Indian forces across the Chinese side.

The trigger is due to China’s stiff opposition to India to lay a key road around the Pangong Tso Lake and the construction of another road connecting the Darbuk-Shayok-Daulat Beg Oldie road in Galwan Valley.