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The disengagement proposal on north bank of Pangong Tso seems to be on the same principle of Buffer Zone as was done at Galwan in June. Chinese step back from the areas they moved in to but India is denied its erstwhile patrolling rights upto Finger 8. https://www.deccanherald.com/national/india-insists-on-returning-to-old-patrol-pattern-on-pangong-tso-north-bank-even-as-it-discusses-three-stage-troop-pull-back-plan-914259.html
Pre-May: PLA was at Finger 8, India could patrol up to Finger 8.
Post May: PLA came to Finger 4/3, India could patrol up to Finger 3.
Disengagement proposal: PLA returns to Finger 8 but India can't patrol beyond Finger 3 as a buffer zone is created.
Post May: PLA came to Finger 4/3, India could patrol up to Finger 3.
Disengagement proposal: PLA returns to Finger 8 but India can't patrol beyond Finger 3 as a buffer zone is created.
101: Militaries control territory not only by physical occupation of every inch of land but also by area domination through periodic patrolling and by keeping the area under observation. Denial of patrolling rights is the same as loss of control of territory.
At the end of the day, the Army will give its inputs and make the recommendations but the final call will be taken at the highest political level. To make the kind of concessions to the PLA the proposal entails, with the dangers of repeating the 2017 Doklam experience.
This is the last known satellite image of the northern bank of Pangong Tso in the public domain. As per this, Indians seem to be at Finger 3. https://twitter.com/detresfa_/status/1322030017488982016
China is moving forward into territory where it has neither been a disputant nor does it have high stakes. But since the economic and military gap between the two Asian giants have widened, China is pressing forward to create new buffer zones. https://www.hindustantimes.com/analysis/indian-army-china-s-pla-consider-scaling-up-disengagement/story-XPp669m4eGuVK1WkX2dYDJ.html
