Indian-chinese border talks inconclusive, to be continued

THIS WAS PERHAPS THE FIRST TIME LIEUTENANT GENERAL EQUIVALENTS FROM BOTH SIDES MET IN A SENSITIVE SECTOR TO DEFUSE BORDER ROW

nNEW DELHI: A critical meeting on Saturday between Indian and Chinese military officials, led by lieutenant generals from both armies, ended up ‘inconclusively’ as both sides made attempts to resolve the weekslong row along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh, said officials.

This is in line with what Hindustan Times reported on Saturday that it may not be possible to achieve an immediate breakthrough to the Ladakh standoff.

The general officer commandborder. ing of Leh-based 14 Corps, Lt Gen Harinder Singh met his Chinese counterpart Major General Liu Lin, who is the commander of South Xinjiang Military Region of Chinese PLA. This came almost a month after tensions between India and China began building up along the disputed The row has already taken bilateral ties to a new low.

This was perhaps the first time that lieutenant generalequivalents from both sides met in a sensitive sector to defuse border tensions – the highest talks between India and China at the tactical level have so far usually involved major generals.

Several rounds of talks between local military commanders, including three rounds of discussions between major generals, have failed to break the impasse that began with a violent confrontation between rival patrols near Pangong lake four weeks ago.