Published: June 13, 2020 4:15:26 am
In Pangong Tso, Chinese troops are not allowing Indian patrols beyond Finger 4 – it is 8 km west of Finger 8 which India says denotes the LAC.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met the military brass Friday for another review of the situation in eastern Ladakh where the Chinese, while agreeing to withdraw from some points along the Line of Actual Control, have so far not responded to Indian concerns over Pangong Tso. The faceoff between the two armies continues there.
It was on the banks of this contested lake that Indian and Chinese troops came to blows on the night of May 5-6, triggering deployment of troops by both sides at multiple points along the LAC in eastern Ladakh.
Indian Army sources told The Indian Express Friday that though the Chinese have accepted India's views about other points in the region, they have not accepted or responded to Indian concerns over the ground situation in Pangong Tso — not even at the June 6 meeting between XIV Corps Commander Lt General Harinder Singh and South Xinjiang Military District Commander Major General Liu Lin.
In Pangong Tso, Chinese troops are not allowing Indian patrols beyond Finger 4 – it is 8 km west of Finger 8 which India says denotes…
