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A fourth meeting between top Indian and Chinese commanders scheduled in a few days down the contested Type of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh is predicted to spotlight the critical Finger Area and also the strategic Depsang plains, with a complex disengagement method that began after previous military talks on June 30 progressing smoothly in Galwan Valley, Hot Springs and Gogra, two officials acquainted with the developments said on Thursday, speaking on the condition on anonymity.

While the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) retracted 2km from Patrolling Point 14 (Galwan Valley) and PP-15 (Hot Springs) the 2009 week, much the same retreat was completed at PP-17 (Gogra) on Thursday, said among the officials cited above. The Indian Army, too, has pulled back proportionately during 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 likely be in the middle with the next round of military discussions involving the corps commander-ranked officers, with Depsang also figuring prominently on the Indian agenda, said a second official.

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

The Finger Area, which identifies a couple of eight cliffs jutting out of the Sirijap range overlooking the Pangong lake, remains to be the biggest ensure that you most challenging part of the disengagement process, as reported by HT on Thursday.

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

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The army is keeping a strict vigil over the contested border within 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 many patrolling routes, like the ones bringing about PPs-10, 12, 11A, 13 and 11.

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

The Indian focus mustn't be seen on disengagement but on restoration of established order ante (the specific situation since it existed at the begining of April) in these two important areas, Hooda said.

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