India and China have agreed to withdraw from the Lake Pangong region. (FILE)
New Delhi:
In a major development, the ongoing India-China border conflict could be resolved as soon as the armies of the two countries agree to disengage from parts of the eastern sector of Ladakh under which they would return to their respective positions before the period of April to May. earlier this year.
The disengagement plan was discussed between the two sides during the 8th Corps commander-level talks held on November 6 in Chushul.
In accordance with the disengagement plan to be carried out in three stages within one week from the talks in the Pangong Lake area, armored vehicles, including tanks and armored personnel carriers, were to be brought back from their deployment of front line at a significant distance from the Real Line of Control (LAC) on both sides, sources told ANI.
According to discussions, the disengagement of tanks and armored personnel carriers was to be accomplished within one day. The talks took place on November 6, attended by Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of External Affairs, Naveen Shrivastava, and Brigadier Ghai of the General Directorate of Military Operations.
In the second stage, which was to be carried out near the northern shore of Pangong Lake, the two sides were expected to withdraw around 30 percent of the troops every day for three days. The Indian side would move closer to its administrative post of Dhan Singh Thapa when the Chinese had agreed to regain their position east of Finger 8.
In the third and final stage, both sides were to withdraw from their respective front line positions along the southern shore of the Pangong Lake region which includes the heights and territories around the Chushul and Rezang region. The.
The two sides also agreed on a joint mechanism to verify the progress of the disengagement process through delegation meetings and using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
The Indian side is acting very cautiously on the issue as there is a lot of confidence deficit with China after the Galwan Valley shock in June this year in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed and many soldiers from the The Chinese army, including their commander, were being killed by Indian troops.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s trusted security team, including National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval, Chief of Defense Staff (CDS), General Bipin Rawat, Chief General of the army Manoj Mukund Naravane and the head of the air force RKS Bhadauria, had taken strong military measures such as the occupation of the dominant heights along the south and north shore of Lake Pangong on the LAC, including the entities Ane La and Que La.
China had mobilized its troops in a massive deployment along the LAC and transgressed in several Indian locations, including patrol points 14, 15, 15A, 17 and 17A and the finger area in April-May in the area responsibility of the 14th Corps with Lieutenant General Harinder Singh as the corps commander and Major General Abhijit Bapat as the 3rd Infantry Division commander based in Karu.
India has given a huge response by relocating nearly 60,000 troops for advanced deployments in addition to bringing in reserve divisions from neighboring Himachal Pradesh and the plains. The Indian Air Force carried out rapid deployments to the front line where its fighter jets and attack helicopters were in ready-to-fire mode while its Garud special forces were deployed to approach areas with Igla air defense systems to eliminate any approaching enemy aircraft.
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