LAC Standoff — India, China Likely To Convene 19th Round Of Corps Commander Talks On Aug 14: Report

The meeting takes place at a time when both sides are engaged in rapid construction activities along their respective border areas in order to strengthen their respective positions.

India and China are expected to hold the 19th round of Corps Commander Level talks on Monday (August 14) at the Chushul-Moldo meeting point in the Eastern Ladakh sector to resolve the ongoing military standoff between the two countries for over three years, according to a media report. The two countries have been at odds for three years, since May 2020, when the Chinese attempted to aggressively alter the status quo along the Line of Actual Control.

"For the talks with Chinese military representatives on August 14, the Indian side would be led by Fire and Fury Corps Commander Lt Gen Rashim Bali. Officials from the Ministry of External Affairs and the ITBP are also expected to participate in the discussions. The two parties are expected to discuss DBO and CNN junction issues, among other things. India will also press for withdrawal from the Eastern Ladakh front," news agency ANI reported citing defence sources.

This meeting takes place after a four-month hiatus. The most recent meeting between the two sides at the Corps Commander level took place in April of this year. The meeting takes place at a time when both sides are engaged in rapid construction activities along their respective border areas in order to strengthen their respective positions, the report said. 

Soon after the two militaries clashed, the two countries began holding military talks on disengagement and de-escalation of the situation along the LAC in eastern Ladakh.

Since then, the two sides have disengaged from multiple confrontation points and moved to new positions to avoid clashes and peacefully resolve the issues.

According to the report, the Indian side is eager to resolve the dispute amicably in order to secure all Indian interests in the region, and has deployed over 50,000 troops to match Chinese deployments in areas opposite eastern Ladakh.

The two sides have been heavily deployed but have avoided direct conflicts, despite the fact that the Indian side does not rule out the possibility of an adversary misadventure along the LAC. In December 2022, India foiled a Chinese Army misadventure in Yang Tse, near Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh.