New Delhi: India and China today held the 16th round of military talks to resolve the ongoing issues related to conflict areas along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh. The meeting was held at Chushul Moldo point on the Indian side on the LAC. Earlier, talks between the two sides were held on March 11. The 15th round of negotiations lasted 13 hours, but there was no concrete outcome.

The Indian delegation was led by Lt Gen Anindya Sengupta today. He is the commander of the Leh-based 14th Corps. The Chinese team, however, was led by Major General Yang Lin, head of the South Xinjiang military district. In the new round of talks, India stressed on the early withdrawal of troops from all the remaining locations where the conflict still persists.

Apart from this, India also laid emphasis on resolving the issues of Depsang Bulge and Demchok.

He had discussed eastern Ladakh in his meeting with Yi in Bali on July 7. In the meeting, which took place on the sidelines of the G20 foreign ministers’ meeting, Jaishankar had also conveyed to Wang the need to resolve all outstanding issues in eastern Ladakh at the earliest.

The external affairs minister had emphasised on the withdrawal of troops from the rest of the regions and said it was necessary for the restoration of peace in the border areas. It may be mentioned that tensions between the armed forces of India and China have been prevailing in eastern Ladakh since May 2020.

The post India, China hold 16th round of military talks to resolve Ladakh row appeared first on TV Punjab | English News Channel.