Sino-Indian border dispute: Military clashes under discussion at the start of the ninth round of talks between military commanders

 Sino-Indian border dispute: Military clashes under discussion at the start of the ninth round of talks between military commanders

After a two-and-a-half-month hiatus, Indian and Chinese forces on Sunday launched a ninth round of corps commander-level talks in which the two sides discussed ways to reduce military clashes along the eastern Ladakh border Be done

According to India's official news agency Press Trust of India, the sources said that the ninth round of the Line of Actual Control (LoC) was held at the Moldo border point on the Chinese border. Review the car to implement the five-point agreement reached between Indian Foreign Minister SJ Shankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on September 10 last year.

The agreement reached in Moscow stipulates that the two forces will be instructed to refrain from any steps that could lead to a resumption of hostilities and conflict, and the border The rules and protocols of the administrative affairs of the state should be fully observed.

The eighth round of talks took place in November last year.

India has consistently stressed that China has a responsibility in these negotiations not to allow differences to escalate.

In the seventh round of talks in October last year, China demanded that India withdraw its troops from the southern shores of Lake Pangong.

But India insisted that the withdrawal would begin at once.

The two countries have at least 50,000 troops stationed at high altitudes near Ladakh, where temperatures often drop below zero degrees Celsius.

Despite repeated meetings, India and China have not yet reached a consensus.

Experts believe that China will not take any action in the winter that will surprise India, but with the melting snow in April, the operations are likely to increase.

What happened in the Gulwan Valley on the night of June 15th and 16th last year?

Twenty youths, including an Indian Army colonel, were killed in a clash on the LAC in the Gulwan Valley of Ladakh between the nights of June 15 and 16.

India claims that the Chinese army has also suffered casualties, but no official statement has been issued by China. China has not acknowledged any damage to its military. Since then, pre-existing tensions between the two countries have escalated, with both accusing each other of aggression.

Iron rods with nails were reportedly used in clashes between troops on both sides of the India-China Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Gulwan Valley.

A senior Indian Army official on the Indo-China border also sent the photos to the news agency, saying Chinese troops had attacked Indian troops with the weapon.

Violent clashes between Chinese and Indian troops have killed 20 Indian soldiers. All these were 16 men of the Bihar Regiment. The first three soldiers were reported killed, but later the Indian Army itself issued a statement saying that 17 other soldiers who were seriously injured had also died.

In response to this question, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhou Lijian said, "The two countries' troops are trying to resolve the issue. I have no information that I can tell. I am sure and you have seen that since then the parties have been trying to resolve the dispute through dialogue so that peace can be restored.