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LAC row between India-China enters fourth year

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New Delhi is no mood to toe the line of the Chinese that everything along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh is normal as the stand-off enters its fourth year.

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The border continues to remain unstable with tensions between the two sides high. The border row erupted in the open with a skirmish between the troops at Pinging Lake. Bilateral ties further dipped when a brutal clash took place at the Galwan Valley in which resulted in the death of 20 Indian soldiers. China maintains that the casualties on its side as four, although some reports say that the toll was much higher.

There have been several rounds of military talks that had been held since the border row began. But many issues are yet to be resolved. The last round of talks held on April 23 yielded no results.

China on the other hand has sought to build a narrative that the situation in Ladakh is generally stable and both nations should move towards normalisation of ties. During the last meeting between Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his Chinese counterpart, General Li Shangfu, it was made clear that there cannot be normal ties until there is complete disengagement along the LAC.

China however said after the meeting that the border is 'generally stable.' The Chinese defence minister also said that the two sides should place the border issue in an appropriate position and promote the transition of the border situation to the normalised management.

India however holds the position that the ties can never be normal until the border row is resolved. In recent times, China has been also upping the ante at the borders along the northeastern states. The recent clash at Tawang is an example of this.

The last known development along the LAAC was when the People's Liberation Army (PLA) pulled back troops from Patrolling Point-15 in September 2022. This was the fourth disengagement since the border row erupted in May 2020.

There has been disengagement at Galwan Valley, Gogra and Hot Springs and Pangong Lake. Despite this both sides still have over 60,000 troops each and advanced weaponry deployed in Ladakh.

The two sides are still negotiating a pull back at Depsang in Daulet Beg Old sector and Charding Nullah junction. At the last military commanders meeting, two sides only agreed on maintaining security and stability along the LAC, while continuing dialogue through both military and diplomatic channels.

During his meeting with Li, Rajnath Singh had raised the issue and pressed that the violation of the border management agreements has eroded bilateral ties. Singh also said that all issues at the LAC need to be resolved in line with bilateral agreements and commitments.

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