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India, China set up new hotel in Sikkim



 

AT A time when India and China are hoping to resolve the nearly 15-month military standoff in eastern Ladakh, the Indian Army and the People’s Liberation Army have established a new hotline for on-ground communication in Sikkim. Multiple such hotlines already exist between the two forces.

A hotline was established between Indian army in North Sikkim and the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in Tibet on 1 Aug'21.

The hotline has been established to "further the spirit of trust and cordial relations along the borders.

This is the sixth hotline to be established between the two countries.

There are two in the Ladakh sector, two in Arunachal Pradesh, and two in the Sikkim sector.

The Army said in a statement on Sunday that a “hotline was established between Indian Army in Kongra La, North Sikkim, and the PLA at Khamba Dzong in Tibetan Autonomous Region to further the spirit of trust and cordial relations along the borders”. It said the establishing of the new hotline coincided with PLA Day, on August 1.

The event coincided with People’s Liberation Army Day on August 1, it said. The day is celebrated to commemorate the founding of the People’s Liberation Army in China.

The hotline is between the Indian Army in Kongra La, North Sikkim, and China’s People’s Liberation Army at Khamba Dzong in the Tibetan Autonomous Region, the statement said.

“The armed forces of the two countries have well-established mechanisms for communication at ground commanders level,” the Army said, according to PTI. “These hotlines in various sectors go a long way in enhancing the same and maintaining peace and tranquility at the borders.”

The setting up of the hotline came amid a continued standoff between the two armies at various friction points in eastern Ladakh such as Hot Springs, Gogra Post, Demchok and Depsang Plains.

India and China had held the 12th round of Corps Commander talks on July 31 in Moldo on the Chinese side, according to The Hindu. The details of the meeting are awaited.

The two sides held the 12th round of Corps Commander talks on Saturday at Moldo on the Chinese side. The details of the outcome are awaited.

As reported by The Hindu earlier, since the stand-off began in eastern Ladakh in May 2020, in addition to the Corps Commander level talks, the two sides have also held ten Major General level talks, 55 Brigadier level talks, and around 1,450 calls over the two hotlines.

In February, during a telephonic conversation, the Foreign Ministers of India and China had agreed to establish a new hotline between the Foreign Ministries to ensure “timely communication” in the backdrop of the Ladakh stand-off.