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A fourth meeting between top Indian and Chinese commanders scheduled in a few days over the contested Distinctive line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh is predicted to pay attention to the critical Finger Area as well as the strategic Depsang plains, using a complex disengagement method that began after previous military talks on June 30 progressing smoothly in Galwan Valley, Hot Springs and Gogra, two officials knowledgeable about the developments said on Thursday, speaking for the condition on anonymity.

Even though the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) retracted 2km from Patrolling Point 14 (Galwan Valley) and PP-15 (Hot Springs) earlier this week, the same retreat was completed at PP-17 (Gogra) on Thursday, said one of several officials cited above. The Indian Army, too, has retracted proportionately during these friction areas.

The army has observed some thinning of PLA vehicles, troops and removal of structures from a key spur in the Finger Area near Pangong Tso over the last 48 hours, but it can’t be seen as disengagement, he said.

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The Finger Area will likely be at the centre with the next round of military discussions between the corps commander-ranked officers, with Depsang also figuring prominently about the Indian agenda, said a second official.

“Disengagement at Galwan Valley, Hot Springs and Gogra looked doable right from the start. The Finger Area is the place negotiations could drag out as Chinese troops have dug inside their heels in Finger 4. Obtaining the PLA to retreat from the Depsang sector is every bit critical through the Indian perspective,” he explained.

The Finger Area, which describes a set of eight cliffs jutting out of the Sirijap range overlooking the Pangong lake, remains the biggest test and challenging part of the disengagement process, as reported by HT on Thursday.

The army would patrol right up to Finger 8 that New Delhi considers within Indian territory, before the PLA grabbed positions on Finger 4 overlooking Indian deployments. The newest positions held by the PLA have curtailed the scope of Indian patrols. Fingers 8 and 4 are 8km apart.The Indian claim line with this sector reaches to Finger 8, whilst the Chinese claim is about Finger 4 .

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The army is keeping a strict vigil across the contested border from the Depsang sector the place that the PLA’s forward presence is a a few serious concern where a 2013 Chinese intrusion blocked the access of Indian soldiers to many patrolling routes, such as the ones resulting in PPs-10, 12, 11, 13 and 11A.

“With disengagement successfully completed in Galwan Valley, Hot Springs and Gogra, the military commanders will now conclude the harder challenging discussions round the Finger Area and Depsang plains,” said former Northern Army commander Lieutenant General DS Hooda (retd).

The Indian focus shouldn't be entirely on disengagement but on restoration of establishment ante (the situation since it existed noisy . April) of these two important areas, Hooda said.

Seo BuzRush

Thursday, July 9, 2020

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