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A fourth meeting between top Indian and Chinese commanders scheduled in a few days across the contested Type of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh is predicted to spotlight the critical Finger Area and the strategic Depsang plains, using a complex disengagement method that began after previous military talks on June 30 progressing smoothly in Galwan Valley, Hot Springs and Gogra, two officials familiar with the developments said on Thursday, speaking for the condition on anonymity.

While the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) retracted 2km from Patrolling Point 14 (Galwan Valley) and PP-15 (Hot Springs) the 2009 week, an identical retreat was completed at PP-17 (Gogra) on Thursday, said one of the officials cited above. The Indian Army, too, has pulled back proportionately of these friction areas.

The army has observed some thinning of PLA vehicles, removal and troops of structures from a key spur in the Finger Area near Pangong Tso over the last 48 hours, but it can’t be seen as disengagement, he said.

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The Finger Area is going to be at the centre with the next round of military discussions between the corps commander-ranked officers, with Depsang also figuring prominently about the Indian agenda, said another official.

“Disengagement at Galwan Valley, Hot Springs and Gogra looked doable right away. The Finger Area is the place negotiations could drag out as Chinese troops have dug within their heels in Finger 4. Obtaining the PLA to retreat from the Depsang sector is every bit critical in the Indian perspective,” he explained.

The Finger Area, which identifies a set of eight cliffs jutting out from the Sirijap range overlooking the Pangong lake, remains the biggest make sure challenging part of the disengagement process, as stated by HT on Thursday.

Before the PLA grabbed positions on Finger 4 overlooking Indian deployments, the army would patrol right up to Finger 8 that New Delhi considers within Indian territory. The modern positions held through the PLA have curtailed the scope of Indian patrols. Fingers 4 and 8 are 8km apart.The Indian claim line with this sector also includes Finger 8, even though the Chinese claim can be Finger 4 .

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The military is keeping a strict vigil along the contested border from the Depsang sector in which the PLA’s forward presence can be a few serious concern and where a 2013 Chinese intrusion blocked the access of Indian soldiers to a few patrolling routes, such as the ones bringing about PPs-10, 12, 13, 11A and 11.

“With disengagement successfully completed in Galwan Valley, Hot Springs and Gogra, the military commanders will now begin the more challenging discussions round the Finger Area and Depsang plains,” said former Northern Army commander Lieutenant General DS Hooda (retd).

The Indian focus shouldn't be entirely on disengagement but on restoration of established order ante (the problem as it existed in early April) during these two important areas, Hooda said.

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