Ladakh Standoff: Rajnath Singh Chairs Another Review Meeting With CDS Bipin Rawat, Service Chiefs

The dispute had escalated when China's People's Liberation Army had beefed up its military assets by reportedly moving two brigades along the Galwin Valley and Pangong Tso Lake region.

India and China are constantly involved in several rounds of talks to resolve the standoff in Ladakh. (File Photo/ Getty)

New Delhi: On the backdrop of ongoing border row between India and China, Union Defense Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday held a meeting with Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and the services chiefs to review the developments in Ladakh.  As quoted by a PTI report, a Defence Ministry source said that "Latest assessments on the Line of Actual Control ground situation was done after military talks." Today's review meeting with all the key officials was one among the many in the series after since China's People's Liberation Army created  a major military build-up in Eastern Ladakh along the Line of Actual Control. The tensions between the two sides have been on for over a month now in the Galwan Nala area over construction activities. The dispute had escalated when China's People's Liberation Army had beefed up its military assets by reportedly moving two brigades along the Galwin Valley and Pangong Tso Lake region. Since then, both the Asian neighbours are constantly involved in several rounds of talks to resolve the standoff in Ladakh. READ HERE | Ladakh Standoff: India, China Pull Back Armies At 3 Disputed Locations; Military Talks To Continue On Saturday, the Army commanders of both India and China held diplomatic negotiations following which, both of the Asian neighbours pulled back their armies in at least three regions in Eastern Ladakh. According to the reports, the China's People’s Liberation Army moved back its troops and infantry combat vehicles by 2.5 km from the Galwan valley, PP-15 and Hot Springs in Eastern Ladakh. In solidarity of disengagement over border tensions, Indian side too pulled back some of its troops and vehicles in these areas.