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Sep 20, 2020 11 tweets 3 min read Read on X
The next round of Corps Commanders talks between India and #China for #lehstandoff have been fixed for Monday. A quick analysis on what these talks would aim to achieve for both :
1. N. Pangong Fingers : India would want Chinese to back off from finger 5 and restore previous ..
Patrolling routes for Indian troops till finger 8. China might, MIGHT, agree to this but only for finger 5. Beyond that it will not demolish its boatyards and new infrastructure it has built. But it’ll ask for India to vacate occupied heights Finger 4 and operate from ITBP post.
at the base. Hence this is a position where the talks might gain some ground for both.

2. Hot springs and Galwan valley, both have massive infrastructure on chinese side and even if India asks them to move back, ain’t happening. Both are well connected to G219 and cantonments..
behind and reducing or adding strengths here would be Chinese decision based on their evaluation of threat. We don’t have much say here.

3. Depsang remains very heavily fortified from Chinese side with new positions created, with surveillance posts and radars included..
and continuing to threaten DBO airstrip, is a position where China will not budge even a bit. It is it’s strongest position and exceptionally critical location in case it has to defend Aksaichin or even launch offensive into India. Nothing can be achieved here with these talks.
4. Finally, South Pangong. The recent hub of activities. Here China would want India to vacate Bump etc because they have direct line of sight and fire into Spangur gap. It’s highly unlikely that India would vacate them now. Because getting them back would be a humongous..
ask, should chinese capture them the moment we vacate. Also, it’s a position of absolute dominance, supported by our armour in the gap and it would be unwise to vacate it. I spoke about this in my second podcast here : bit.ly/2EZIXfu

Conclusion : Both sides have..
already bought in additional formations and deployed massive mech forces too. Winter stocking is happening at war footing (no pun intended). This will NOT be resolved at local commanders level. Banning of Apps ( causing loss worth billions to China), import embargoes etc are ..
statements made by India and continuing to increase deployment across entire LAC, pushing Nepalese propaganda etc is the way China is responding. Both sides have made it clear that neither would blink first. Let’s hope something is achieved by these talks but most probably ..
..we are looking at long winters with skirmishes happening occasionally and propaganda at full swing. Whatever may be the case,country needs to stand with its soldiers who are risking it all to defend us all. And as I always say, this isn’t ‘62 ! Jai Hind, Jai Hind Ki Sena.🙏
As anticipated, till now there hasn’t been any successful outcome from the talks. The reasons are the same as mentioned in the thread. Both sides want the other to leave the position of strength, without compromising its own; and none is ready to do it. **Winter is Coming**

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