China links troop pull back with Indian withdrawal from Kailash Range

On August 30, after the PLA began expanding its territorial hold south of the Pangong Tso, the Indian Army occupied "blocking positions" on the Kailash Range on August 30

Late on Tuesday evening, a full day after the conclusion of the 6th round of talks between Indian and Chinese military commanders, the two sides issued a joint statement that agreed to “earnestly implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries, strengthen communication on the ground, avoid misunderstandings, stop sending more troops to the frontline, refrain from unilaterally changing the situation on the ground and avoid taking any action that might complicate the situation.”

Notably, the statement made no mention of any of India’s core concerns: a troop pull-back by China and a reversion to the