The 73-day standoff face-off last year was triggered after Indian troops stopped Chinese road construction in Doklam – a region under dispute between China and Bhutan.
There won't be any coordinated patrols by Indian and Chinese troops along the Line of Actual Control for the time being as the neighbours have failed to arrive at a consensus on the idea, DNA has learnt.
In a recently held meeting of defence ministers of both countries sourced said, the subject did not come up for discussion even though confidence building measures like more meetings among border officials were taken up in the bilateral talks.
"Since there is no clearly demarcated border, coordinated patrols are not feasible for both sides. It is possible on the Myanmar border, but not on the LAC," said a source.
Changes in patrolling patterns to make it less aggressive and giving prior information about patrols was part of the proposed new practices between the two armies after the Doklam standoff.
The 73-day standoff face-off last year was triggered after Indian troops stopped Chinese road construction in Doklam – a region under dispute between China and Bhutan.
It was felt that road connectivity would give China direct access to the Siliguri corridor giving them strategic advantage and it had to be stopped since Beijing violated the status quo agreed upon by the three countries.
A series of measures were planned after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Wuhan in April and decided to issue strategic guidance to their militaries aimed at de-escalating tension.
According to a new protocol, troops have been advised not to carry mobiles or cameras while on patrolling. The decision was taken as both sides realised that in some instances a small incident triggered a controversy as videos of a scuffle or face-off got leaked.
More meetings and better communication between field commanders is being implemented since Wuhan meet, sources said.
However, there has also been no breakthrough in the long-standing demand for a hotline between the armies for better communication. While Chinese have suggested a hotline at 2-3 levels, India has maintained that there should be only one channel at the Army headquarters level.
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