First agreement on Ladakh border and now Ajit Doval is going to China… know what is the agenda

New Delhi: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval will visit China tomorrow. He is going to China for special representative level talks on the Line of Actual Control. According to defense sources, this meeting will be held on 17 and 18 December regarding the India-China border. During this, Doval will discuss with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. This visit is being seen as a big step towards resolving the long-standing border dispute between the two countries.

This will be the first special representative level talks after the Galwan clash. The last special representative level talks between the two countries were held in December 2019. Sources say that the purpose of the special representative level talks is to promote comprehensive understanding about the LAC issue and outline its long-term solution. This will be the first such talks after the clash in Galwan Valley in June 2020. Bilateral relations between the two countries have been badly affected after the Galwan clash. Sources say that the results of this high-level talks will pave the way for the next Corps Commander level talks.

The meeting is taking place after the meeting held in Delhi
This dialogue is being held with mutual consent during the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination meeting held recently in New Delhi. Finding a permanent solution is important for both the countries, as bilateral relations have deteriorated due to tension on the LAC for the past few years. Experts believe that this dialogue can prove to be an important milestone for both the countries, as it will not only open new avenues for a peaceful solution, but will also increase stability in the region. Now it remains to be seen whether this dialogue brings concrete and positive results between the two countries.

An agreement has recently been reached on patrolling on the LAC
An important agreement has been reached between India and China in October itself regarding patrolling on the LAC. Under the agreement, everything will again be the same on the LAC as it was before June 2020. There was tension here since the violent clash between Indian and Chinese soldiers in the Galwan Valley in June 2020. There were many places where patrolling had stopped.

There was a conflict between India and China at five places on the LAC – Depsang, Demchok, Galwan Valley, Pangong Tso and Gogra Hot Spring. After several rounds of talks after 2020, the armies of both the countries had retreated from Galwan Valley, Pangong Tso and Gogra Hot Spring. However, the threat of conflict remained due to the deployment of troops in Depsang and Demchok. But now after the agreement, the armies of India and China have withdrawn from five places and patrolling has started here as before.

Patrolling in Depsang is also important for India because it is 30 km away from Daulat Beg Oldi post near the Karakoram Pass. This is also a flat area between the hills, which can be used in military activity. At the same time, Demchok is located near the Indus River. If China gains control here, there is a danger of water supply to the states of North India being affected.

What are these patrolling points?
In 1976, India fixed 65 patrolling points on the LAC. Patrolling point 1 is near Karakoram and 65 is in Chumar. These patrolling points can be easily identified, but they have not been marked. The border between India and China has not been fixed by patrolling points. But these are disputed areas. Soldiers of both the countries patrol these patrolling points. Some protocols are also fixed for this.

Sometimes soldiers of both the countries come for patrolling at the same time. In such a situation, the protocol is that if one side sees the patrolling team of the other, it will stop there. In such a situation, nothing is said. Rather, a banner is shown. It is written in the Indian banner – ‘You are in Indian territory, go back.’ Similarly, it is written in China’s banner – ‘You are in Chinese territory, go back.’

It has been seen in recent years that in such a situation, the soldiers of both the countries clash with each other instead of retreating. This is the reason why there are reports of clashes and jostling between the soldiers of both sides on the LAC many times. But after the agreement, it is expected that there will be no clashes on the border.

India-China border dispute
India and China share a 3,488 km long border. It is also called the world’s longest disputed border. This border is divided into three sectors – Eastern, Middle and Western. Ladakh comes in the Western sector. There is no official border between India and China and the reason for this is China and due to this, no solution to the dispute can be found.

China claims 90 thousand square kilometers of land in Arunachal Pradesh and calls it a part of Southern Tibet. Similarly, under an agreement on March 2, 1963, Pakistan gave 5,180 square km of land of Jammu and Kashmir to China. Whereas, China already has illegal occupation of 38 thousand square km area of ​​Ladakh. Overall, there is still dispute over 43,180 square km land.