India, China engage in talks to resolve Ladakh standoff

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India, China engage in talks to resolve Ladakh standoff

New Delhi India January 10 ANI The 14th round of Senior Highest Military Commander Level SHMCL talks between India and China takes place on January 12 at the Chushul-Moldo meeting point, on the Chinese side at 09: 30 AM IST The Indian side is looking forward to constructive dialogue for resolving the remaining friction areas, said Indian Army officials.

New Delhi and Beijing have been engaged in talks on the Line of Actual Control in the Eastern Ladakh area to resolve the standoff. 13 rounds of talks have been held so far.

Both sides are looking at the resolution of the Hot Springs friction point that emerged after the Chinese aggression last year.

The friction points on the banks of the Pangong Lake and Gogra heights have been resolved. The sources said that Hot Springs needs to be addressed.

India has also been demanding the resolution of the DBO area and CNN junction area, which have been there before the April-May timeframe last year and are considered to be legacy issues.

India responded very aggressively to Chinese aggression and checked their actions at multiple locations.

Both sides suffered injuries in the June of 2020 clashes in Galwan.

New Delhi has maintained a high level of preparedness in order to thwart any misadventure by the enemy forces while working towards establishing peace in the area.