Next round of Ladakh border talks soon

The next round of border talks to resolve tensions in Ladakh are expected to take place soon, with the faceoff at Hot Springs likely to be resolved. Army Chief Gen MM Naravane has said the 13th round of Corps Commander level talks could take place by the second week of October and that the situation at friction points has stayed normal for the past six months.

Sources told ET that the Chinese side had reached out for talks to resolve the PP 15 faceoff at Hot Springs late last month, followed by which a decision was taken at the top level to go ahead with the dialogue.

In early August, the faceoff at Gogra post (PP 17A) had been resolved after the 12th round of Corps Commander talks. With that, Chinese troops had moved back from three of the four areas where forces, including tanks and armoured personnel carriers, had been deployed in May last year.


Sources said that there are positive indications that the PP 15 situation will also be resolved in the next round of discussions.