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A fourth meeting between top Indian and Chinese commanders scheduled in a few days down the contested Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh is predicted to focus on the critical Finger Area and the strategic Depsang plains, having a complex disengagement procedure that began after previous military talks on June 30 progressing smoothly in Galwan Valley, Hot Springs and Gogra, two officials familiar with the developments said on Thursday, speaking on the condition on anonymity.

Even though the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) pulled back 2km from Patrolling Point 14 (Galwan Valley) and PP-15 (Hot Springs) the 2009 week, a similar retreat was completed at PP-17 (Gogra) on Thursday, said one of several officials cited above. The Indian Army, too, has pulled back proportionately in these friction areas.

The army has observed some thinning of PLA vehicles, removal and troops of structures from a key spur in the Finger Area near Pangong Tso over the last 48 hours, but it can’t be seen as disengagement, he said.

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The Finger Area will probably be at the centre in the next round of military discussions between the corps commander-ranked officers, with Depsang also figuring prominently around the Indian agenda, said another official.

“Disengagement at Galwan Valley, Hot Springs and Gogra looked doable right away. The Finger Area is the place negotiations could drag out as Chinese troops have dug within their heels in Finger 4. Receiving the PLA to retreat in the Depsang sector is every bit critical through the Indian perspective,” he stated.

The Finger Area, which refers to a collection of eight cliffs jutting from the Sirijap range overlooking the Pangong lake, continues to be biggest make certain you most challenging part of the disengagement process, as per HT on Thursday.

Before the PLA grabbed positions on Finger 4 overlooking Indian deployments, the army would patrol right up to Finger 8 that New Delhi considers within Indian territory. The brand new positions held with the PLA have curtailed the scope of Indian patrols. Fingers 8 and 4 are 8km apart.The Indian claim line within this sector reaches Finger 8, whilst the Chinese claim is about Finger 4 .

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The military is keeping a rigid vigil over the contested border within the Depsang sector in which the PLA’s forward presence is a couple of serious concern where a 2013 Chinese intrusion blocked the access of Indian soldiers to many patrolling routes, including the ones resulting in PPs-10, 13, 11, 11A and 12.

“With disengagement successfully completed in Galwan Valley, Hot Springs and Gogra, the military commanders will now get down to the greater challenging discussions across the Finger Area and Depsang plains,” said former Northern Army commander Lieutenant General DS Hooda (retd).

The Indian focus really should not be seen on disengagement but on restoration of status quo ante (the situation mainly because it existed during the early April) during these two important areas, Hooda said.

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