Understanding Sino-India military disengagement in Gogra region and the way forward
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Progress report
According to a TOI report, India and China have militarily disengaged from the 15-month-long faceoff in the Gogra region, one of the several 'friction’ points in eastern Ladakh.
In pic: Indian army convoy carrying reinforcements and supplies, drive towards Leh, on a highway bordering China, on September 2, 2020 in Gagangir, India.
In pic: Indian army convoy carrying reinforcements and supplies, drive towards Leh, on a highway bordering China, on September 2, 2020 in Gagangir, India.
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Troop pull-back
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Buffer zone
This, in effect, has led to an around 5-km no-patrolling buffer zone. Both sides, however, continue to deploy over 50,000 soldiers each, backed by tanks, artillery and surface-to-air missiles, all along the LAC in eastern Ladakh.
In pic: An Indian army convoy, carrying reinforcements and supplies, travels towards Leh through Zoji La, a high mountain pass bordering China on June 13, 2021 in Ladakh, India.
In pic: An Indian army convoy, carrying reinforcements and supplies, travels towards Leh through Zoji La, a high mountain pass bordering China on June 13, 2021 in Ladakh, India.
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Continuing faceoff
But the faceoff at another friction point in the Gogra-Hot Springs-Kongka La sector, PP-15, still continues though it is also seen as “a low-hanging fruit” like PP-17A as there are just 40-50 rival soldiers each in close proximity there.
In pic: Indian army soldiers guard atop their vehicle as they drive with their convoy carrying reinforcement and supplies, drive towards Leh, on a highway bordering China, on September 2, 2020 in Gagangir, India.
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Friction points
China, however, continues to rebuff India’s attempts to take forward the discussions on the strategically-located Depsang Bulge area as well as the tents pitched inside Indian territory in Demchok.
In pic: An Indian army convoy drives towards Leh, on a highway bordering China, on June 19, 2020 in Gagangir, India.
In pic: An Indian army convoy drives towards Leh, on a highway bordering China, on June 19, 2020 in Gagangir, India.