India, China likely to hold another round of military talks this week

In a joint statement released earlier in the day, the Indian Army and the Chinese People's Liberation Army(PLA) described the Friday talks as candid, in-depth and constructive

India and China are likely to hold another round of military talks this week to discuss specific proposals for a possible breakthrough in the long-negotiated disengagement process in eastern Ladakh where their two armies are locked in an over six-month border standoff, authoritative sources said on Sunday.

The eighth round of Corps Commander-level talks on Friday had broadly discussed disengagement of troops from specific friction points and both sides would like to take forward the "constructive" dialogue to the next round with detailed deliberations, they said.

"Another round of talks is likely this week to discuss the proposals," said a source. The