The remarks by the State Department on Monday came as the armies of India and China began disengagement of troops locked in over eight-month-long standoff in eastern Ladakh

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some Chinese soldiers tried to move into the Indian territory. The exact area where the clash took place is not confirmed. The situation at the point of clash, however, is now said to be stable but tense.

The ninth round of high-level military talks began at around 10 am at Moldo border point on the Chinese side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh, they said

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India and China are likely to hold another round of military talks to discuss specific proposals for a possible breakthrough in the long-negotiated disengagement process in eastern Ladakh

The eighth round of Corps Commander-level talks on Friday had broadly discussed disengagement of troops from specific friction points and both sides would like to take forward the \"constructive\" dialogue to the next round with detailed deliberations

The Indian Army and China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) held the eighth round of talks in Chushul on the Indian side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh on Friday

India and China have held seven rounds of military talks at the Corps commander level with the latest meeting on October 12 lasting nearly 12 hours

Both sides are of the view that the meeting was positive and constructive, and agreed to earnestly implement the important understandings reached by the leaders of the two countries, as per the joint press statement issued by Beijing

The statement said the two militaries also agreed to strengthen communication on the ground, avoid misunderstandings and misjudgments and earnestly implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries

The Defence Minister emphasised that the actions of China, including amassing a large number of troops, their aggressive behaviour and attempts to unilaterally alter the status quo were all in violation of the bilateral agreements signed between the two nations

In one of the most harshly worded attacks on China from an American official in decades, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on July 23 that China's military, the People's Liberation Army (PLA), was not a normal fighting force

China's reluctance to discuss the stand-off in Pangong Tso Finger may hinder the ongoing engagement and dialogue process at military and diplomatic levels to restore peace and tranquillity in the region

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Lt Gen YK Joshi also said that all measures are being taken to ensure that the LAC is secure

Pompeo said \"securing our freedoms from the Chinese Communist Party is the mission of our time,\" and America was perfectly positioned to lead it

The troops of India and China are locked in a standoff in several areas along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh since May 5

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