India and China on Friday held another round of brigade commander-level talks in eastern Ladakh to explore ways to bring down tensions triggered by Beijing’s fresh attempts to change the status quo in the southern bank of Pangong lake area, government sources said. The interaction took place between 11 AM and 2 PM at a border point in Chushul, the sources said.The outcome of the interaction was not immediately known.
Three rounds of Brigade Commander-level talks between the two militaries earlier this week remained inconclusive. Both sides have significantly increased deployment of troops around Chushul and several other areas in the last few days following the fresh confrontation. Tensions flared up in the region after China unsuccessfully attempted to occupy Indian territory in the southern bank of Pangong lake five days ago when the two sides were engaged in diplomatic and military talks to resolve the festering border row.
