Order at the border (LAC issue between India and China)

Order at the border (LAC issue between India and China)

Introduction

India and China finally reaching an agreement on disengagement at Pangong Lake, which has been at the heart of the recent LAC tensions, is a promising start towards restoring peace in the border areas.
Both sides will cease their forward deployments on the north and south banks of the lake in a phased, coordinated, and verified manner.
China’s Ministry of Defence announced an agreement “to start synchronised and organised disengagement”.

Withdrawal of troops

Both sides have agreed to a temporary moratorium on patrolling in the disputed areas north and south of the lake.
All frontline personnel will subsequently be withdrawn over the next two to three weeks.
North of the lake, China’s troops will return to their base at Sirijap, east of Finger 8, while India’s troops will similarly return to their permanent base at Dhan Singh Thapa post, at Finger 3.
India previously patrolled on foot up to Finger 8 — there is no motorable road access from India’s side to areas east of Finger 4 — while China has dominated up to Finger 4, having already built a road there and enjoying superior logistics.
Starting last summer, Chinese troops had prevented India from reaching Finger 8, leading to the crisis.
Now, the entire contested area, from 4 to 8, will become a buffer zone and all temporary infrastructure built after April 2020 will be withdrawn.
India will vacate the heights it occupied in an effective countermove in late August in the Kailash range, which gave India much needed leverage to negotiate as well as demonstrated its resolve to match China’s actions.

Pending problems

The only pending problems now are smaller, less concerning stand-offs involving fewer troops in Patrolling Points 15 and 17A in the Gogra-Hot Springs area, which will be taken up 48 hours after disengagement at Pangong Lake is completed over the next few weeks.
In the Depsang plains, there is no stand-off situation or heavy deployment of troops, but a long-running dispute over the LAC and blocking of patrols that predates the current crisis and as yet remains unresolved.

Way ahead

The events of last year have left enormous distrust, which remains a hurdle and China’s actions on the ground have not always matched its commitments.
The success of the new disengagement plan will finally depend on whether it is implemented on the ground in letter and in spirit.

Source: TH

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