‘Pangong scuffle a routine affair’:
Context
- A local flag meeting between military commanders of India and China in Eastern Ladakh on Wednesday has agreed to maintain peace in the area.
Brief meeting
- The meeting came in the wake of incidents of scuffle and stone-throwing between the two sides at Pangong lake on Tuesday.
- Both sides agreed to ensure that such incidents do not occur and resolve them as per the existing agreements and mechanisms.
- The Border Personnel Meeting (BPM) was held at Chushul in Eastern Ladakh. It was chaired by Brigadier-level officers and lasted about two hours and half.
- The developments come as the standoff at Doklam entered the third month.
- Military observers believe the Pangong lake incident would not have a bearing on the standoff.
- A section within the military believed that a better communication strategy was needed to avoid unwanted speculation.
- The peace along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) has been held because both sides have actually respected the status quo.
- Every time there is an attempt to disrupt the status quo there is a problem.
