India-China Talks On Restoring Status Quo Along LAC Inconclusive: Sources
LAC Standoff: It was not immediately clear if they referred to the current situation on the ground or the status quo that existed before the Chinese.
New Delhi : Talks between India and China to restore the status quo ante -- meaning getting soldiers of the People's Liberation Army to move back from the places where they intruded -- at the Line of Actual Control have remained inconclusive, sources told. A joint press release issued after the sixth round of talks between senior commanders of both nations stressed on the importance of strengthening communication, avoiding misunderstandings and refraining from sending more troops to the frontline. But in a cryptic note, it also added in the list of don'ts -- "refrain from unilaterally changing the situation in the ground and avoid taking actions that may complicate the situation". It was not immediately clear if they referred to the current situation on the ground or the status quo that existed before the Chinese troops started a series of transgressions earlier this year. The Lieutenant General-level talks, held near the Chinese border post in eastern Ladakh's Moldo,…