Senior military commanders of India and China met in Daulat Beg Oldi sector on Saturday and held talks on easing tensions along the Line of Actual Control in East Ladakh. Further deployment of the Chinese People's Liberation Army has disrupted the patrolling pattern of the Indian Army, who are familiar with the developments said on condition of anonymity.
Concerned concerns about Dipasang stemmed from earlier incursions into the region in 2013, when the PLA established a 19 km position on the Indian side of the LAC and took three weeks to resolve it.
Further deployment of the PLA at Dipsung has hindered the access of Indian troops on several patrolled routes, including patrolling points (PP) 10, 11, 11A, 12 and 13. Another officer said that military construction in the region involves the deployment of tanks and artillery by the two armies.
The grounds of the Depsang are located in a strategic area south of the DBO, called the Military Sub-Sector North (SSN). The DBO is the northernmost outpost in the country, where India operates an advanced landing ground to support its forward military deployment.
"Dipang is more of a pressure point as the deployment in the forward areas has disrupted the Indian Army's patrol pattern, the PLA reports. It takes longer for the army to dominate the LAC. But as long as negotiations continue, A mutually acceptable solution to the dispute is expected, ”Lt Gen Vinod Bhatia (retd), former Director General of Military Operations.
The latest round of military talks between the Division Commander-Ranked officers came after a meeting with their bosses (corps commanders) on 2 August, when street negotiations began due to differences between the two sides. Finger area and the PLA's reluctance to stop what has been claimed in New Delhi as Indian territory.
The outcome of Saturday's talks was not immediately known as there was no official word from the military.
Division commander-rank officers have met briefly after the borderline burst in early May, but this was their first meeting on June 6 after the commanders on both sides began discussing disintegration and de-escalation. Five times so far.
The Finger Area - a group of eight reefs coming out of the Sirijap range to see Pangong Lake - has emerged as the most difficult part of the disintegration process with little hope of immediate resolution.
Chinese Ambassador Sun Weidong said that his country's traditional border line on the northern shore of Pangong Lake was in accordance with the LAC and there was no case for Beijing to expand its territorial claim.
Officials said the ambassador's focus on his claims in the finger area was a clear indication of the Chinese hard line.
The meeting started at 11 am in the Chinese side of LAC and lasted till 7.30 pm.
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