India, China to soon hold military talks to resolve border issues

India and China will soon hold the 12th round of Corps Commander level talks at Chushul to iron out the agreement for the next phase of disengagement in Eastern LadakhSources said that China had expressed their availability for military commander level talks on July 26 but India has asked for fresh dates as the Indian forces are occupied with Kargil Vijay Diwas eventsIndian military delegates will meet to discuss disengagement at the friction areas such as Hot Springs Gogra and the 900 sq km Depsang plainsThe buildup in Depsang was not being considered part of the current standoff that started in May last year as escalations here took place in 2013 India has insisted during the recent military commander meetings to resolve all the issues along the Line of Actual Control LACThe initial attempt will be to resolve Gogra and Hot Springs Finding a solution to Depsang might be tricky and take longer time said an army officer familiar with the developmentsIts been three months since the 11th round of talks between the two countries During the 11th round of Corps Commander level talks the focus was on disengagement in the friction points like Gogra Hot Springs and DepsangOn February 20 Indian and Chinese military held the 10th round of dialogue to deescalate tension along the LACChina has been enhancing military infrastructure across the LAC Looking at it India has changed its posture towards China and unlike its previous defensive approach that placed a premium on fending on Chinese aggression India is now catering military options to strike back and has reoriented its military accordinglyIndia has reoriented around 50000 troops whose main focus is on the disputed borders with ChinaThis reorientation of the troops will lessen the number of soldiers dedicated solely to Pakistan while at the same time more acclimatised troops who can be shifted from the northern border to the western border with Pakistan will be available to Indian military plannersThis gives the Indian defence establishment a higher level of maneuverability and flexibility visavis its neighboursThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever