Tag: Pangong Lake

India, China agree to convene Senior Commanders meeting to discuss complete disengagement
12Mar By Yusara AskariNo Comments
Asia, China

India, China agree to convene Senior Commanders meeting to discuss complete disengagement

India and China have agreed to convene the 11th round of the Senior Commanders meeting at an early date so that the two sides could work towards complete disengagement from the remaining friction areas.The decision came after the 21st meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC) on Friday.According to Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), both sides agreed that the completion of the disengagement in the North and South Bank of the Pangong Lake provided a good basis for the two sides to work towards early resolution of these remaining issues.The countries reviewed the situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Western Sector and had in-depth discussions on the remaining issues along the LAC in the Western Sector.Th...
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India, China must cherish ‘hard won’ progress at LAC: Beijing
27Feb By Nectar GanNo Comments
Asia, China, Politics

India, China must cherish ‘hard won’ progress at LAC: Beijing

Referring to the disengagement of troops along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the Chinese foreign ministry on Friday said that India and China must cherish the “hard-won” progress“New Delhi and Beijing should cherish the hard-won result and consolidate current progress made at the border,” said Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin at a press briefing.“Chinese and Indian front-line troops have completed disengagement in the Pangong Lake area, and the situation on the ground is getting much better,” Wang said.“Both sides should cherish the hard-won result, consolidate current progress, keep the momentum of talks, further ease tensions, improve the border management and control mechanism, advance border negotiations and enhance mutual trust, so as to ensure peace and tranquili
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India, China affirm ‘completion of Pangong disengagement’, agree to continue dialogue to resolve remaining issues along LAC
21Feb By Yusara AskariNo Comments
Asia, China

India, China affirm ‘completion of Pangong disengagement’, agree to continue dialogue to resolve remaining issues along LAC

In the tenth round of the India-China Corps Commander level meeting, both countries “positively appraised” the smooth completion of disengagement of frontline troops in the Pangong Lake area.During the meeting, which was held on the Chinese side of the Moldo/Chushul border meeting point on Saturday, India and China also agreed to continue their communication and push for a mutually acceptable resolution of the remaining issues along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Western Sector.The Indian Ministry of Defence said the two sides had a “candid and in-depth” exchange of views on other issues along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Western Sector.The tenth round of Corps commander level talks between India and China concluded after 16 hours as the discussion focused on further di
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Chinese, Indian troops start ‘synchronised’ disengagement in eastern Ladakh: China’s Defence Ministry
10Feb By Yusara AskariNo Comments
Asia, China, Conflict

Chinese, Indian troops start ‘synchronised’ disengagement in eastern Ladakh: China’s Defence Ministry

China’s defence ministry on Wednesday said that the frontline troops of both China and India at the south and north banks of the Pangong Lake in eastern Ladakh started “synchronised and organised” disengagement from today (Wednesday).Although there was no official comment by either the Indian defence ministry or the Indian Army, people familiar with the development said both sides are in the process of pulling back their armoured units like tanks and armoured personnel carriers.According to sources, specific steps like the withdrawal of armoured elements from the friction points were discussed threadbare at the ninth round of high-level military talks on January 24 that lasted for around 16 hours.Meanwhile, the office of Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh tweeted that he will make a sta
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India’s tactical responses to Chinese transgression attempts in Ladakh left china stuck in quicksand: EFSAS
4Oct By Yusara AskariNo Comments
Asia

India’s tactical responses to Chinese transgression attempts in Ladakh left china stuck in quicksand: EFSAS

A European-based think tank has said India’s “tactically sound responses” to the Chinese attempts to unilaterally change status quo along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) “has left China stuck in a quicksand of its own making that it can neither extricate itself easily from nor remain stuck in for too long”.“India has taken a leaf out of China’s book and has taken control of some strategic heights not only on the southern bank of the Pangong Tso, but also its northern bank, bolstering its position, taking Beijing aback”, the European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS) said.“Despite the repeated incidents near Pangong Tso over the last few days and the visible erosion of trust, the saving grace is that public statements emanating from the two countries still seem to be prioritising
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India, China agree not to turn ‘differences into disputes’: Chinese Foreign Ministry
11Jun By Yusara AskariNo Comments
China

India, China agree not to turn ‘differences into disputes’: Chinese Foreign Ministry

Amid rising border tension between India and China along Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh, the Chinese Foreign Ministry on Monday said that both the countries want to maintain close communication on resolving the issue and that they don’t want to turn their differences into disputes.Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said that India and China want to defuse their simmering tension through “diplomatic and military channels”.The remarks comes days after the military-level talks between Indian and Chinese military commanders on Chushul-Moldo point along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh.Taking to Twitter China’s ambassador to India Sun Weidong quoted the Foreign Ministry spokesperson as saying “border areas’ situation” were discussed during the meeting
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