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A fourth meeting between top Indian and Chinese commanders scheduled in the near future over the contested Distinctive line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh is predicted to concentrate on the critical Finger Area and also the strategic Depsang plains, having a complex disengagement procedure that began after previous military talks on June 30 progressing smoothly in Galwan Valley, Hot Springs and Gogra, two officials knowledgeable about the developments said on Thursday, speaking for the condition on anonymity.

Whilst the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) pulled back 2km from Patrolling Point 14 (Galwan Valley) and PP-15 (Hot Springs) earlier this 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 vehicles, troops 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 of the next round of military discussions relating to 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 where negotiations could drag out as Chinese troops have dug of their heels in Finger 4. Receiving the PLA to retreat inside the Depsang sector is evenly critical through the Indian perspective,” he was quoted saying.

The Finger Area, which refers to a set of eight cliffs jutting out of the Sirijap range overlooking the Pangong lake, continues to be the biggest ensure that you challenging part of the disengagement process, as per 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 newest 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 to Finger 8, as the Chinese claim is perfectly up to Finger 4 .

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The army is keeping a strict vigil down the contested border from the Depsang sector the place that the PLA’s forward presence is really a matter of serious concern where a 2013 Chinese intrusion blocked the access of Indian soldiers to a few patrolling routes, such as ones leading to PPs-10, 11A, 11, 12 and 13.

“With disengagement successfully completed in Galwan Valley, Hot Springs and Gogra, the military commanders can get down to the harder challenging discussions around the Finger Area and Depsang plains,” said former Northern Army commander Lieutenant General DS Hooda (retd).

The Indian focus should not be entirely on disengagement but on restoration of established order ante (the situation since it existed in early April) over these two important areas, Hooda said.

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