Indo-China Border Tensions: Marathon meeting between military commanders ends; Army Chief to visit Ladakh

Talks remained inconclusive as China remained adamant, and India stood firm on its demands. Another round of talks is expected to be scheduled, depending on the Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s attempt to use Russia, a common friend and strategic partner of India and China, diplomatically.

Amidst preparations of a diplomatic meeting between top diplomats of India and China, late Monday night military commanders of both the armies sat through almost 11 hours long meeting to resolve the tensions between the two sides along the Line of Actual Control on Monday night. The meeting had started almost at 11.30 am Monday, June 22, 2020. Talks remained inconclusive as China remained adamant, and India stood firm on its demands. Another round of talks is expected to be scheduled, depending on the Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s attempt to use Russia, a common friend and strategic partner of India and China, diplomatically.

From the Indian side Lieutenant General Harinder Singh, the 14 Corps Commander, and his Chinese counterpart, Major General Lin Liu, commander of the South Xinjiang Military District and were accompanied by other officers who has charge of multiple points along the LAC were in the talks.

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