Pullout By Troops At LAC Hits A Dead End

The disengagement planned between India and China has hit a roadblock as some of the friction areas still remain volatile with troops from both countries continue to be separated by a few kilometres, more than a week after the roadmap for a complete pullback was drawn out during the Corps Commander level meet on July 14.

- Abhishek Bhalla

While some of the troops have been removed by both armies, not much has changed since the initial disengagement. The remaining Indian and Chinese troops remain in close proximity. The Pangong Lake and Hot Spring-Gogra area that is part of Patrol Point 17A still remain volatile.

At the Pangong lake — the biggest flashpoint — the Chinese army did move back from Finger 4 to Finger 5 on the bank, but still remain on the mountain spurs or the ridgeline. The Indian troops are positioned between Finger 3 and Finger 2 on the bank of the lake.

Sources said there are still no signs of the Chinese army dismantling the structures they had set up between Finger 8 and Finger 4.