The Indian and Chinese corps commanders held marathon talks all through Monday in a bid to try and resolve the four-month-long standoff in eastern Ladakh. Officials confirmed that the talks were continuing till late in the night, even after 13 hours of tough negotiations.
Sources indicated that there was a possibility that the talks may continue on Tuesday, but this was not officially confirmed.
India has asked for complete disengagement from all points in eastern Ladakh, where China has transgressed into Indian territory, including at Pangong Tso and Gogra Post-Hot Springs. The Chinese PLA has also prevented Indian soldiers from patrolling the Depsang sector. India made it clear that since it was China which had first transgressed, it will have to make the first move towards disengagement. In all earlier meetings, China has refused to disengage from the Pangong lake and…