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NEW DELHI: The fifth round of corps commander-level talks between India and China will be held next week to take forward the stalled disengagement process at Pangong Tso and Gogra-Hot Springs as well as discuss the restoration of status quo in the strategically-located Depsang Plains region in eastern Ladakh.
Sources on Sunday said the rival commanders on the ground were in touch over the hotline to clarify matters over the stalled disengagement process before the next round of corps commander-level talks is held in the “second half” of next week.
The north bank of Pangong Tso (Tso means lake) remains the main problem. PLA troops have so far only moved back from the face-off site at the ‘base’ of ‘Finger-4’ to ‘Finger-5’ (mountainous spurs), without also fully vacating the ridge-line that dominates the area.
PLA has since early-May built scores of fortifications and gun positions after occupying the 8-km stretch from ‘Finger-4’ to ‘Finger-8