The dispute between India and China seems to be diminishing now. The forces of both countries have lagged behind the buffer zone. The Chinese military has also slipped about three kilometres behind the Line of Actual Control. However, there is still tension between the two, to reduce this, a fourth meeting of the Corps Commander level will be held in Chushul, Ladakh today.
The meeting will be held at 11.30 am to reduce tensions between India and China. Following the violent clashes in the Galvan Valley on 15 June, continuous dialogue is underway to reduce clashes between the two countries. Earlier, the third round of the meeting was held on 30 June at Chushul in Ladakh.
The meeting going on today is special in many ways. In the last few days, the escalating border between the troops of the two countries has reduced. The Chinese army has retreated from Finger 4 Point in Galvan. In such a situation, it can be said that this is the first meeting of the core commander level of the two countries in the midst of normalcy.
The process of withdrawal of Indo-Chinese forces on the Line of Actual Control is underway in eastern Ladakh. Again, there is no such tension, so India wants an exchange of maps regarding LAC once the disengagement process is complete. India's plan is that once the soldiers of both countries reach the old patrolling posts i.e. before May, then both countries should share their maps with each other regarding the western sector.
China has so far refused to share maps with each other in the Western sector. However, maps of the central sector have been shared by the two countries. There have been 22 rounds of talks between the two countries to reduce tension on the border, but so far, Beijing has not given any indication that the status of LAC should be clarified by exchanging maps.
The border dispute between the two countries is so complex that the matter of its early resolution is still far-fetched. However, India is considering the bloody conflict in Galvan as a sufficient reason that at least there should be clarity about LAC in this sector. However, China's reluctance to map raises suspicions that Beijing does not want confusion in the sector about LAC, so it is in a position to change the status quo on the ground.
