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A fourth meeting between top Indian and Chinese commanders scheduled next week over the contested Type of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh is anticipated to pay attention to the critical Finger Area along with the strategic Depsang plains, which has a complex disengagement procedure that began after previous military talks on June 30 progressing smoothly in Galwan Valley, Hot Springs and Gogra, two officials familiar with the developments said on Thursday, speaking around the condition on anonymity.

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

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

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The Finger Area will probably be in the middle in the next round of military discussions relating to the corps commander-ranked officers, with Depsang also figuring prominently on the Indian agenda, said another official.

“Disengagement at Galwan Valley, Hot Springs and Gogra looked doable right away. The Finger Area is when negotiations could drag out as Chinese troops have dug of their heels in Finger 4. Getting the PLA to retreat inside the Depsang sector is every bit critical in the Indian perspective,” he stated.

The Finger Area, which identifies a collection of eight cliffs jutting out of the Sirijap range overlooking the Pangong lake, continues to be biggest ensure that you challenging part of the disengagement process, as reported by 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 modern positions held by the PLA have curtailed the scope of Indian patrols. Fingers 8 and 4 are 8km apart.The Indian claim line in this sector reaches Finger 8, even though the Chinese claim is perfectly up to Finger 4 .

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The military is keeping a strict vigil over the contested border inside the Depsang sector the location where the PLA’s forward presence is a matter of serious concern where a 2013 Chinese intrusion blocked the access of Indian soldiers to a few patrolling routes, such as ones resulting in PPs-10, 13, 12, 11 and 11A.

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

The Indian focus mustn't be positioned on disengagement but on restoration of status quo ante (the situation since it existed noisy . April) during these two important areas, Hooda said.

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