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China creates 5 new 'areas of concern' in Ladakh

India hopes for further disengagement of troops

The last breakthrough took place on August 6, a week after the 12th round of talks, when India announced a mutual troop pull-back from the Gogra area. (File Photo)
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The last breakthrough took place on August 6, a week after the 12th round of talks, when India announced a mutual troop pull-back from the Gogra area. (File Photo)

Ajai Shukla New Delhi
The 13th round of talks began on Sunday on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh between senior military commanders from India and China. The Indian side is hoping for further disengagement of troops in the 17-month-long border confrontation.
 
The last breakthrough took place on August 6, a week after the 12th round of talks, when New Delhi announced a mutual troop pull-back from the Gogra area. However, in the area of greatest Indian concern – the Daulat Beg Oldi (DBO) sector, India’s northern tip that nestles in the shadow of the Karakoram Pass – the People’s