India, China conclude 14th round of border talks, New Delhi presses for disengagement in eastern Ladakh
The 14th round of Corps Commander level talks between India and China lasted for around 13 hours yesterday at the Chushul-Moldo meeting point.
The meeting which ended at around 10:30 pm took place at the Chushul-Moldo border point with 14 Corps chief Lt Gen Anindya Sengupta representing India.
The Chinese team was to be headed by South Xinjiang Military District Chief Maj Gen Yang Lin.
During the meeting, India pressed for an early disengagement of troops in the remaining friction points in eastern Ladakh.
Sources told PTI that the main focus of the talks was to carry forward the disengagement process at Hot Springs (Patrolling Point 15).
India also insisted on disengagement as soon as possible in all the remaining friction points including resolution of issues in Depsang Bulge and Demchok.
The 13th round of talks had taken place on October 10 but ended in a stalemate as both sides failed to make any headway in the talks.
After the 13th round of talks, the Indian Army said that constructive suggestions made by it were neither agreeable to the Chinese side nor it could provide any forward-looking proposals.
The 14th meeting comes after India slammed China for building a bridge across Pangong lake in eastern Ladakh and said it is in an area that has been under illegal occupation of that country for around 60 years.
Last week, India also termed China’s decision of renaming some places in Arunachal Pradesh as a “ridiculous exercise” to support “untenable territorial” claims and asserted that the state has always been and will always remain an “inalienable” part of India.
The eastern Ladakh border standoff between India and China flared up on May 5, 2020, after a violent clash in the Pangong lake areas.
