CALL FOR SPEEDY DISENGAGEMENT ALONG LINE OF ACTUAL CONTROL (LAC)

Key Points

• The PM emphasized that for the normalization of the India-China relationship, maintaining the peace and respecting the LAC are crucial.
•  In order to disengage troops and lower tensions along the LAC, India and China have decided to scale up their efforts.
• At Depsang-Demchok, India wishes to see the first disengagement.
• About LAC:

• There is no mutually agreed LAC.
•  The three regions of LAC are Western, Middle, and Eastern.
• The Johnson Line, which the British suggested in the 1860s, is the subject of the boundary dispute in the Western Sector (Ladakh).
• The conflict is limited in the Middle Sector (Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand).
• The McMahon Line (in Arunachal Pradesh), established in 1914, crosses the disputed border in the Eastern Sector (Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim).

• Agreements signed to address disputes arising over LAC:

• 1993 Agreement on Maintenance of Peace and Tranquility.
• 1996 Agreement on Confidence-Building Measures in the Military Field.
• 2005 Protocol on Modalities for Implementation of Confidence-Building Measures in Military Field.
• 2012 Agreement on Establishment of a Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs.
• 2013 Border Defense cooperation agreement.

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