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NSA Ajit Doval’s China Visit: “We are hopeful to have meaningful dialogue with China for further engagement and to avoid a Galwan-like incident,” said top government sources
The Special Representative (SR) talks are expected to involve multi-layered discussions. (PTI File)
National Security Advisor Ajit Doval’s visit to China for Special Representative (SR) talks on December 18, in the backdrop of the LAC disengagementwill be key, said top government sources. The Chinese side will be represented by Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
“It is on expected lines…We expect things to be on track soon,” said sources, adding, “We are hopeful to have meaningful dialogue with China for further engagement and to avoid a Galwan-like incident,” they said.
The SR talks are expected to involve multi-layered discussions. They are likely to include defining the Line of Actual Control (LAC) more clearly with the ultimate goal of achieving a lasting resolution.
“This meeting will also decide the timeline for the next Corps Commander-level meeting. This commander level talk will focus on operational issues regarding the ongoing patrolling and buffer zones to prevent further confrontations,” sources said.
THE LAC STANDOFF & DISENGAGEMENT
The eastern Ladakh military standoff between India and China began in May 2020. The Galwan valley incident in June 2020 marked the most serious military conflict between the two sides in decades.
There were seven points of conflict on the LAC, five of which had seen disengagement but the troops from both sides remained in an eyeball-to-eyeball conflict in the Depsang Plains and Demchock. The face-off ended following the completion of the disengagement process from two friction points of Demchok and Depsang under an agreement finalised on October 21.
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri had on October 21 had said in Delhi that the agreement was finalised following negotiations over the past several weeks and that it would lead to a resolution of the issues that arose in 2020.
Thirty-one rounds of diplomatic meetings and twenty-one rounds of military talks over four years, and two crucial meetings between foreign minister S Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in July paved the way for India and China to achieve an agreement over disengagement at the LAC.
Highlighting the improvement in the ties between the two countries after four years, external affairs minister Dr S Jaishankar told the Lok Sabha on December 3 that full disengagement has been achieved in eastern Ladakh, adding that India-China relations have seen “some improvements”.
With Agency Inputs
