In clear message to China, Indian soldiers hoist Tricolour at Pangong Lake
New Delhi, Aug 16: The Indian Soldiers sent out a clear message to the Chinese after they celebrated the country 74th Independence Day at the Pangong Lake.
The personnel of the Indo-Tibetan Border Force hoisted the Tricolour and conducted a march, while also raising slogans of Bharat Mata Ki Jai. These celebrations took place in the midst of tensions with China at several points along the Line of Actual Control.
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Amidst the stand off, Ambassador Vikram Misri held talks with Major General Ci Guowei, Director of the Office of International Military Cooperation of the Central Military Commission (CMC) on Friday. Misri briefed him about India's stance on the border issue in eastern Ladakh.
Meanwhile
Anurag
Srivastava,
the
spokesperson
for
the
Ministry
of
External
Affairs
said
that
both
sides
agreed
on
the
broad
principles
of
disengagement
and
based
on
it
some
progress
had
been
earlier
made.
I
must
add
that
translating
these
principles
on
the
ground
is
a
complex
process
that
requires
deployment
of
troops
by
each
side
towards
their
regular
posts
on
their
respective
side
of
the
Line
of
Actual
Control.
It
is
natural
that
this
can
be
done
only
through
mutually
agreed
reciprocal
actions,
he
also
said.
He further added that we would like the ongoing disengagement process to be completed at the earliest. It is also important to bear in mind that achieving this requires agreed actions by both sides, Srivastava also added.
Srivastava also said, "we, therefore, expect the Chinese side to sincerely work with us towards the objective of complete disengagement and de-escalation and full restoration of peace and tranquility in the border areas as agreed by the Special Representatives. This is also necessary and essential in the context of overall development of our bilateral relationship. As External Affairs Minister had noted in a recent interview, the state of the border, and the future of our ties cannot be separated."
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Misri had earlier met with Liu Jianchaou, the deputy director office of the CPC Central Committee Foreign Affairs Commission.
During the meeting, Misri meet Jianchaou of India's stance on the situation on the borders on easter Ladakh and the overall bilateral relations.
The meeting was important considering the influence Liu holds with the CPC's foreign affairs division. He would be able to convey the need to resolve the border row at a political level. Sources tell OneIndia that New Delhi is looking for another round of official talks through an established diplomatic channel. The talks are likely to take place this week, the official cited above also said.