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A fourth meeting between top Indian and Chinese commanders scheduled in a few days along the contested Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh is anticipated to focus on the critical Finger Area as well as the strategic Depsang plains, which has a complex disengagement process that began after previous military talks on June 30 progressing smoothly in Galwan Valley, Hot Springs and Gogra, two officials knowledgeable about the developments said on Thursday, speaking around the condition on anonymity.

Even though the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) retracted 2km from Patrolling Point 14 (Galwan Valley) and PP-15 (Hot Springs) earlier this week, an identical retreat was completed at PP-17 (Gogra) on Thursday, said one of the officials cited above. The Indian Army, too, has pulled back proportionately during these friction areas.

The army has observed some thinning of PLA vehicles, removal and troops of structures from a key spur in the Finger Area near Pangong Tso over the last 48 hours, but it can’t be seen as disengagement, he said.

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The Finger Area will likely be in the middle in the next round of military discussions involving the corps commander-ranked officers, with Depsang also figuring prominently for the Indian agenda, said an additional official.

“Disengagement at Galwan Valley, Hot Springs and Gogra looked doable from the beginning. The Finger Area is where negotiations could drag out as Chinese troops have dug within their heels in Finger 4. Getting the PLA to retreat inside the Depsang sector is evenly critical from your Indian perspective,” he stated.

The Finger Area, which is the term for a couple of eight cliffs jutting out of your Sirijap range overlooking the Pangong lake, continues to be the biggest make certain you most difficult part of the disengagement process, as per HT on Thursday.

Before the PLA grabbed positions on Finger 4 overlooking Indian deployments, the army would patrol right up to Finger 8 that New Delhi considers within Indian territory. The new positions held with the PLA have curtailed the scope of Indian patrols. Fingers 4 and 8 are 8km apart.The Indian claim line with this sector extends to Finger 8, even though the Chinese claim is perfectly up to Finger 4 .

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The army is keeping a strict vigil across the contested border inside the Depsang sector the location where the PLA’s forward presence is often a couple of serious concern and where a 2013 Chinese intrusion blocked the access of Indian soldiers to several patrolling routes, like the ones leading to PPs-10, 11, 13, 11A and 12.

“With disengagement successfully carried out in Galwan Valley, Hot Springs and Gogra, the military commanders can begin the greater challenging discussions round the Finger Area and Depsang plains,” said former Northern Army commander Lieutenant General DS Hooda (retd).

The Indian focus shouldn't be entirely on disengagement but on restoration of established order ante (the situation because it existed in early April) of these two important areas, Hooda said.

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