Border standoff: India, China to hold 13th round of talks today

India and China will hold the 13th round of Corps Commander-level talks on Sunday to try and resolve the military standoff along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh.

The talks will be held at Moldo (Chusul) on the Chinese side of the LAC.  The Indian team will be led by Lt General PGK Menon, while the Chinese side will be led by General Liu Lin.

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Troops have disengaged on the north and south banks of Pangong Tso and Gogra Post, but not at Hot Springs where the two sides continue to face each other ever since the Chinese crossed the LAC in May 2020.

Resolution of friction point at Hot Springs will be discussed during the talks

The Indian Express reported that on the eve of the talks, Army chief General M M Naravane said the Chinese have been building infrastructure on their side of the region which means “they are there to stay”.

Twelve rounds of military talks were held between India and China, but tensions remain. There has been some disengagement, but India says only full disengagement will result in de-escalation