NEW DELHI: India and China are set to hold the first Corps Commander-level talks in the eastern sector on Sunday, with military officers from both sides meeting at the Wacha-Damai border meeting point in Arunachal Pradesh amid unresolved issues along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), ANI reported citing sources.The meeting, scheduled for September 6, is expected to provide a platform to address the ongoing issues in the area. The talks will be held at Wacha on the Indian side, with India represented by 3 Corps Commander Lt Gen Girish Kalia, according to the report by ANI.The Indian Army’s 3 Corps, based at Rangapahar, and 4 Corps, headquartered in Tezpur, are responsible for the LAC in Arunachal Pradesh.India and China have differing perceptions of the LAC, which has periodically led to face-offs and other issues on the ground. Until now, Corps Commander-level talks between the two sides have largely been held at the Chusul-Moldo border meeting point in Ladakh following the 2020 Galwan Valley clashes, in which soldiers from both countries were killed.The latest talks come after National Security Adviser Ajit Doval’s visit to China for the 25th round of India-China Special Representatives’ talks on the boundary question. Doval and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi discussed maintaining peace and tranquillity along the border and advancing bilateral ties.
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The engagement is part of a gradual improvement in India-China relations following a series of high-level meetings between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping. The two leaders have stressed that India and China are development partners rather than rivals and that differences should not be allowed to become disputes.Recently, Army Chief Gen Dhiraj Seth also visited the 3 Corps headquarters, where he was briefed on operational readiness and measures to strengthen the formation’s combat capabilities.
