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Demchok

  • Indian graziers were stopped by the Chinese army at Demchok in Ladakh.
  • The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) objected to the presence of graziers within India’s perception of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) near Saddle Pass at CNN junction in Demchok.
  • In 2018, China had pitched tents metres away from the Charding Nilung Nallah in Demchok or the CNN junction.

  • India and China have held 16 rounds of meetings of Senior Commanders so far.
  • Both sides failed to achieve a breakthrough for disengagement at Patrolling Point 15 in the Hot Springs area.
  • With disengagement completed on the north and south bank of Pangong Tso, a phased disengagement is yet to take place in other friction areas in Eastern Ladakh, including Depsang and Demchok sectors.

Source: The Hindu

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