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ladakh Border

trouble ahead as india-china talks

fail after 13 rounds of discussion

since the bloody clash

As China opposes the visit of Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu to Arunachal

Pradesh, India reiterates it is an integral and inalienable part of India

our Bureau

New Delhi

here is more trouble on
the eastern front as bor-
Tder talks between India
and China have failed.
India had put forward con-
structive suggestions during the
13th commander-level talks but
the Chinese side was not agree-
able, External Affairs Ministry
said on Thursday and noted
that the two sides have agreed
to “maintain communications
and to maintain stability on the
ground”.
External Affairs Ministry
spokesperson Arindam Bagchi
said during the weekly media
briefing that India expects the
Chinese side to work towards indian army chief General mm Naravane with army personnel in a group photo during his recent visit to forward
early resolution of all the re- areas of east ladakh (aNi)
maining issues on the Line of
Actual Control (LAC) in east- Bagchi said that the two and tranquility would facilitate do to any other state of In-
ern Ladakh. He also said that sides have had some progress progress in our overall bilateral dia”. Naidu visited Arunachal
resolution of the remaining ar- in terms of disengagement from relations. We look forward to Pradesh on October 9 and ad-
eas and restoration of peace various areas in the past. He continuing to engage with Chi- dressed a special session of the
and tranquility would facilitate also referred to the meeting be- na on this,” he added. state assembly.
progress in overall bilateral re- tween Indian and Chinese For- The 13th round of the In- India needs to counter Chi-
lations. eign Ministers at Dushanbe and dia-China Corps Command- na diplomatically, militarily as
“We had put forward con- said they had agreed that the er-level meeting was held at the Beijing is following one palm
structive suggestions during the “remaining areas should be re- Chushul-Moldo border meeting and 5 fingers rule, said Defense
13th round of the India-China solved”. point on October 10. Expert Major General (retired)
Corps Commander-level meet- “We expect the Chinese side Answering a query relat- SP Sinha on Thursday. “We
ing, for resolving the remaining to work towards early resolution ed to China’s opposition to need to understand the strategy
areas but the Chinese side was of all the remaining issues on the the visit of Vice President M of China. China has been fol-
not agreeable. I would not like LAC in eastern Ladakh, while Venkaiah Naidu to Arunachal lowing one palm, 5 fingers strat-
to characterize it any particular fully abiding by bilateral agree- Pradesh, Bagchi reiterated that egy. Palm is Tibet which China
way except to say that two sides ments and protocols,” he said. Arunachal Pradesh is an inte- has occupied and the five fin-
have agreed to maintain com- “And let me reiterate again gral and inalienable part of In- gers are Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim,
munications, and to maintain that resolution of the remaining dia and the Indian leaders can Arunachal Pradesh and Lada-
stability on the ground,” he said. areas and restoration of peace routinely travel there “as they Continued on next page... >>

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