LAC talks: India to push for restoration of status quo ante
The talks are expected to begin at 9.30 am in Chushul on the Indian side of the LAC, the officials said. The Indian side will demand disengagement.
LAC talks: India to push for restoration of status quo ante
With military tensions showing no signs of subsiding along the country’s northern borders, India and China are set to hold the seventh round of their corps commander-level dialogue in eastern Ladakh on Monday to reduce friction in the sensitive theatre, officials familiar with the developments said on Sunday. The talks are expected to begin at 9.30 am in Chushul on the Indian side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the officials said. The Indian side will demand comprehensive disengagement at all flashpoints and restoration of status quo ante of early April, the officials said. The two nuclear powers have been locked in a border dispute for more than five months, with several rounds of diplomatic and military talks failing to produce a breakthrough in reducing border tensions in the sector where both armies have made arrangements for a long haul through the winter months. The latest military talks will take place weeks after China hardened its position and asserted that it recognises t…
