India, China review LAC disengagement; agree to establish hotline
India | February 26, 2021 11:39 ISTIndian and Chinese armies last week concluded withdrawal of troops and weapons from north and south banks of Pangong Tso in eastern Ladakh.
Indian and Chinese armies last week concluded withdrawal of troops and weapons from north and south banks of Pangong Tso in eastern Ladakh.
The Indian delegation at Saturday's talks will be led by Lt Gen PGK Menon, the Commander of the Leh-based 14 Corps while the Chinese side is expected to be headed by Maj Gen Liu Lin, the commander of the South Xinjiang military district of the People's Liberation Army (PLA).
Indian and Chinese troops and tanks disengaging from the banks of Pangong lake area in Eastern Ladakh where they had been deployed opposite each other for almost ten months now.
The parliamentary standing committee on defence has decided to visit the Galwan Valley and Pangong lake in the eastern Ladakh region which has been witness to a violent stand-off between the troops of India and China, sources said on Friday. The 30-member committee, chaired by senior BJP leader and former Union Minister Jual Oram and of which Rahul Gandhi is also a member, wishes to visit the eastern Ladakh region in the last week of May or in June.
The decision to visit these areas was taken in the panel's last meeting which was not attended by Rahul Gandhi, sources said, adding since the panel intends to visit the LAC, it depends on approval from the government.
The Ministry of Defence has said that India din't conced any territory to China in eastern Ladakh. It added that New Delhi instead enforced respect for LAC and prevented any unilateral change in the status quo.
BJP has asked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to ask his great granfather Jawaharlal Nehru about who gave India's land to China.
Rahul Gandhi has claimed that PM Narendra Modi has given up India's territory to China in Ladakh.
India and China rushed a large number of battle tanks, armoured vehicles and heavy equipment in eastern Ladakh after tension escalated following a deadly clash in the Galwan Valley in June last year.
Indian and Chinese militaries will hold a ninth round of talks aimed at resolving the border disputes in Eastern Ladakh after a deadlock prevailed since the last negotiations in November 2020, sources said.
Border Roads Organisation (BRO) carried out snow removal process in Eastern Ladakh on January 12. Heavy machinery was used to speed up the clearance process. Snow clearance was done to keep strategic roads and passes open for movement of troops.
President Ram Nath Kovind in his speech on eve of 74th Independence Day issued a veiled warning to China, while paying rich tributes to the Indian bravehearts who laid down their lives in the violent faceoff between the forces of the two countries in Galwan Valley in Eastern Ladakh.
In their first attempt to resolve the month-long border standoff in eastern Ladakh, Indian and Chinese armies will hold a Lt. General-level meeting on Saturday.
A cultural programme showcasing the vibrant Indian culture and traditional grandeur was held following the meeting, a defence spokesperson said.
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