China must withdraw troops: India

(PTI) New Delhi, Ta. Monday, August 3, 2020

The fifth round of talks between India-China lieutenant general level military officials took place on Sunday. At that meeting, India firmly told China that it must step back. India will not compromise on the buffer zone issue.

As much as the Chinese army was behind in April, it must go back. On Sunday, the LOC held a meeting in Moldo on the way to China, which lasted 11 hours. China has not retreated as per India's condition after deploying its troops in Ladakh.

Some areas that were previously empty as buffer zones have been occupied by Chinese troops. On the issue, India raised clear and strong objections and asked China to vacate the part. India has acknowledged that the Indian Army will retreat after that. India and China have held four previous meetings on the issue.

At the fifth meeting, India once again made it clear that the Indian military would not compromise with the country's integrity and pride. After the previous meetings, the Chinese army retreated to some extent. Similarly, India also withdrew its troops. But China has stalled troop withdrawals without complying with the terms.