No resolution in Indian and Chinese military commanders' talks
The former Chief Minister of Kashmir's statement preceded a day of high-level failed military talks between China and India to defuse the standoff in Ladakh.
"Both sides agreed to maintain dialogue and communication through military and diplomatic channels, and arrive at a mutually acceptable solution for disengagement as early as possible," the two sides said in the joint statement after a 10-hour long talks.
So far there has been no sign of a troop pullback even though winter is approaching and the area is considered uninhabitable, Reuters said.
According to Foreign Affairs, there are still major gaps between the two sides, and neither India nor China has shown any willingness to reduce their significant military presences along the Line of Actual Control.
New Delhi is under some pressure from Washington, the Foreign Affairs said adding:
U.S. officials are skeptical that dialogue can resolve the dispute and have blamed China's activity in the region as the source of the issue. "The Chinese Communist Party's territorial aggression is apparent on its Indian border where China has attempted to seize control of the line of actual control by force," U.S. National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien said on Sunday. "The time has come to accept that dialogue and agreements will not persuade or compel the People's Republic of China to change."
But regardless of how the United States reacts to the latest round of talks, India's tensions with China have brought Washington and New Delhi closer together, the Foreign Affairs concluded.
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