China agrees to retreat in eastern Ladakh, will return to Finger 8 with tanks and ammunition

There was a long-standing tension between India and China on the eastern Ladakh border, but this patch has settled before Diwali. China’s army has agreed to retreat to Pangong. 6 months ago the Chinese army arrived 8 kilometers west of the LoC. Now PLA is ready to move to Finger 8. China proposes to go backward with tanks and ammunition. Official sources say that no agreement has been reached in this matter, but India is looking at it as an offer. Negotiations are still on in some other areas.

There were several talks between India and China to resolve the tension but no solution was found. India was saying that the Chinese army should go where it was before April. But China was not ready to accept this. After this, India also deployed its army in Pangong and put tanks, ammunition. The standoff situation remained in both the armies for six months. Sources say China is ready to retreat When there was a conversation between Lieutenant General PGK Menon of India and Major General Liu Lin of China. The meeting took place on 6 November in Chushul.

There were talks between India and China in seven rounds, but on 6 November the commanders spoke face to face. Sources have clarified that no agreement has been reached on China’s proposal so far. Soon the commander level talks can happen again. A senior official said that this is a proposal from China. He said that India’s forces would be stationed near Dhan Singh Thapa post in Finger 3. In this proposal, there is also a proposal to make the area between Finger 4 and Finger 8 a no patrolling zone. So that no kind of conflict is born.

There is also a proposal to withdraw the Chinese army on the south bank of Pangong Tso Lake. An official said that no formal consensus has been signed on anything. All these things are in the gray zone. He said that India would still be wary of China because of a lack of trust. On June 15, 20 Indian soldiers lost their lives in a clash in the Galvan Valley, while several Chinese soldiers were killed. According to India, the LAC passes through Finger 8 but in May the Chinese Army moved to Finger 4 within 8 km. After talks in July, the Chinese Army moved to Finger 5 and the Indian Army into Finger 3.