External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Monday emphasized that India and China must now resolve outstanding issues related to their boundary dispute, including de-escalation in eastern Ladakh.
The talks were aimed at disengagement of troops in the remaining friction points in eastern Ladakh and ease overall tensions in the region, highly placed sources said.
Captain V Mishra from the Regiment of Artillery said the Dhanush howitzer can strike targets at up to 48 Kms, and has been inducted in the Eastern Ladakh sector last year itself.
The two sides this afternoon held the 26th meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation & Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC) in Beijing.
Armies of India and China on Tuesday completed the disengagement process in the Gogra Heights-Hot Springs area near Patrolling Point-15 in the eastern Ladakh sector, according to government sources.
At a media briefing here, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said it was China's provocative behaviour and unilateral attempts by it to alter status quo in contravention of all bilateral agreements that resulted in serious disturbance of peace and tranquility along the LAC in Eastern Ladakh.
He said India has made it clear to the Chinese side that peace and tranquility in border areas was essential for development of bilateral ties.
Jaishankar met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi Last night on the margins of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in the Tajik capital of Dushanbe.
On his arrival, he was received by, Lieutenant General PGK Menon, General Officer Commanding, Fire and Fury Corps.
In view of Chinese aggressive deployment in Tibet and eastern Ladakh, India has changed its posture towards China. Unlike its previous defensive approach that placed a premium on fending off Chinese aggression, India is now catering to military options to strike back and has reoriented its military accordingly.
