India has to 'insist on its stand' in talks with China

Pact to disengage remains complicated with potential for a sudden flare-up, say experts

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India and China have agreed on broad strokes to disengage from the Ladakh region of the Line of Actual Control (LAC).

But Indian analysts warned that the step-by-step disengagement, not expected to be carried out speedily, remained a complicated effort with the potential for a sudden flare-up.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on June 25, 2020, with the headline India has to 'insist on its stand' in talks with China. Subscribe