The ninth round of India-China corps commander level talks over the Ladakh stand-off, which began in Moldo at 11 am on Sunday, went on till about 2.30am the next day, officials in the know confirmed to CNN-News18.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will be briefed about the meeting on Monday morning, the officials said.
“Additional Secretary Naveen Srivastava and a few others, including DGMO officials, arrived on Saturday morning. Further meetings are underway,” an official had told News18 on Sunday.
Other than Srivastava, the Indian delegation included Lt Gen PGK Menon (GOC 14 Corps); Deepam Seth, IG North West Frontier, ITBP; Brig Rajiv Ghai (Army HQ, Delhi); Maj Gen Sanjay Mitra (GOC 39 Div); Maj Gen RS Raman, Brig HS Gill and others.
The meeting took place at the peak of winter when sub-zero temperatures have forced both sides to reduce deployment. “The core issues remain but the winter has forced literal cooling down. So, talks in that sense are happening on an improved backdrop,” the…