LAC row: India, China to hold 12th round of corps commander-level talks on July 31

India and China are scheduled to hold the 12th round of senior military commander-level talks on Saturday, with progress expected on disengagement at two areas along the common border.

Two people familiar with the matter confirmed separately on Friday that senior commanders of the two countries were due to meet at Moldo, on the Chinese side of the Line of Actual Control border (LAC) at 1030 am on Saturday.

A third person familiar with the development on the Indian side said the weekend negotiations could see progress in talks on disengagement of troops from two contentious spots–Gogra and Hot Springs–in Ladakh. Tens of thousands of troops of the two countries have been ranged against each other for almost 15 months with tensions running high since India first noticed intrusions by Chinese troops into its side of the LAC in May 2020.

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