Beijing will not agree to formal talks with New Delhi until Indian troops withdraw from the position they are holding at the Doklam plateau on the Sikkim border, a prominent Chinese expert.
The border stalemate may continue until the harsh winter sets in the area.
China is trying to send a signal that National Security Adviser Ajit Doval is unlikely to persuade Beijing to begin negotiations without a troop withdrawal from the Indian side during his visit to Beijing later this month.
Doval is visiting Beijing to attend a multilateral security dialogue under BRICS on July 27 and 28 and is expected to use the occasion to initiate a dialogue for ending the border stalemate.
The situation has become alarming because “both sides cannot afford to be regarded as a loser” by their domestic audience, he said. “There is no room for both sides to sit down and negotiate because the (Chinese) precondition is very clear,” the expert said.
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