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A fourth meeting between top Indian and Chinese commanders scheduled in a few days over the contested Distinctive line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh is predicted to focus on the critical Finger Area as well as the strategic Depsang plains, having a complex disengagement method 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.

Even though the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) pulled back 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 retracted proportionately over these friction areas.

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, but it can’t be seen as disengagement, he said.

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

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

The Finger Area, which describes some eight cliffs jutting out from the Sirijap range overlooking the Pangong lake, remains to be the biggest test and hardest part of the disengagement process, 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 newest positions held by the PLA have curtailed the scope of Indian patrols. Fingers 8 and 4 are 8km apart.The Indian claim line within this sector also includes Finger 8, whilst the Chinese claim can be Finger 4 .

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The army is keeping a rigid vigil along the contested border from the Depsang sector in which the PLA’s forward presence is really a few serious concern where a 2013 Chinese intrusion blocked the access of Indian soldiers a number of patrolling routes, such as the ones ultimately causing PPs-10, 11, 12, 11A and 13.

“With disengagement successfully carried out Galwan Valley, Hot Springs and Gogra, the military commanders will now conclude greater challenging discussions throughout 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 established order ante (the situation because it existed noisy . April) of these two important areas, Hooda said.

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