The de facto border -- Line of Actual Control -- between India and China has been shifted into Indian territory by a kilometre after the mutual troop disengagement in Galwan Valley, a media report said.
Indian Army has patrolled the area, in which PP-14 is located, for decades. But after the troop disengagement, the area now falls inside China바카라s 'buffer zone'.
The de facto border -- Line of Actual Control -- between India and China has been shifted into Indian territory by a kilometre after the mutual troop disengagement in Galwan Valley, a media report said.
According to a in Business Standard, the terms of disengagement, negotiated on June 30 between senior military commanders from both sides, regard the LAC as running through the Y-Nallah Junction. 바카라This is one km inside India, when compared with the LAC바카라s historical alignment next to Patrolling Point 14 (PP-14),바카라 the report said.
Indian Army has patrolled the area, in which PP-14 is located, for decades. But after the troop disengagement, the area now falls inside China바카라s 바카라buffer zone바카라.
As per the agreement between the Corps Commanders, a buffer zone of at least 1.5 km on both sides of the Line of Actual Control had to be created.
(Read Outlook's Coverage On India-China Border Tension Here)
바카라The plan permits each country to maintain two 바카라tent posts바카라 in its buffer zone. The forward 바카라tent post바카라 will be located 1.4 km from the Y-junction. Their second 바카라tent post바카라 will be 1.6 km further behind the forward post, i.e. three km from the Y-Junction,바카라 the BS report said.
As per the agreement, both India and China are permitted to maintain 30 soldiers in its forward 바카라tent post바카라 and another 50 soldiers in its rear 바카라tent post바카라.
바카라By restricting the Indian presence to 바카라tent camps바카라, China can continue with its new claim over the entire Galwan River valley 바카라 which it has voiced several times in the past two months,바카라 the Business Standard report said.
The report quoted Army sources as saying, 바카라by measuring all distances from the Y-Junction, rather than from the traditional LAC alignment west of PP-14, the Y-Junction has been effectively regarded as the LAC point.바카라
As per the agreement, the two armies cannot patrol areas ahead of their forward 바카라tent posts바카라.
That effectvely means that the Indian Army, which earlier patrolled up to PP-14, have been restricted behind by a distance of 2.4 km fom that point. While as Chinese patrols can come up to 400 metres from PP-14.
바카라Near PP-15, where the Chinese have built a road extending 3 km into Indian-claimed territory, more than 1,000 Chinese troops are eyeball-to-eyeball with an equal number of Indian soldiers,바카라 the report added.
In Delhi, the Congress has raised questions before Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the status of India's position in the Galwan Valley. It asked whether a buffer zone in its own territory was being created and the claim over the Galwan Valley being diluted.
"Dear PM. 1. Are you creating a 'buffer zone' in our own territory? 2. Are you pushing our forces back 2.4 KM in our territory? 3. Are you compromising on PP-14 being Indian territory? 4. Are you diluting India's claim over Galwan Valley? India demands answers," tweeted Congress leader Randeep Surjewala.
(With PTI Inputs)