Dragon Digs Its Heels In

China starts pulling back PLA from Hot Springs but there’s total stalemate at Pangong Tso Lake area & Gogra Post

- Shiv Aroor

Days after Indian and Chinese military leaders agreed on a mutual phased de-escalation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh, China has refused to pull back from the strategically significant Pangong Tso lake area and the Gogra Post.

Sources privy to the development have told India Today TV that China is not budging from two key flashpoints: Pangong Tso and Gogra Post. The sources said there is a total stalemate at heights in the Pangong Tso area and that Chinese pullback has also been stalled at Gogra Post. It is learnt that China has now revived its claims over these areas.

Meanwhile, China has signalled a pullback in the Hot Springs area. The pullback resumed on Thursday.

India and China have been embroiled in a massive standoff at various points along the Line of Actual Control in Eastern Ladakh since early May. The two sides have had several rounds of military and diplomatic talks but the standoff continues.