India-China Standoff, What Is De-Escalation

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According to strategic studies portal-

‘De-escalation’ is a tactical tool – a focused and acquired art form aimed at achieving compliance, cooperation and collaboration in many conflict situations while employing the most effective, efficient and energy-conserving methods.
The dictionary defines it as-
To decrease the size, scope, or intensity of
(a war, for example).
To decrease or diminish in size, scope, or intensity of something (morbid or) dangerous.
According to the Indian Army, the violent face-off took place during the de-escalation process in Galwan Valley.

Last week, Lieutenant General Harinder Singh, commanding 14 Corps, went to Moldo,across the Line of Actual Control,
To discuss the standoff with his counterparts of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army.

Also, it was important to ensure there was no violence at faceoff points.
It was a long meeting, as expected, the translations from English to Mandarin and back taking the time.
In these situations, meetings take a long time to end, and on 6^th June, it took seven hours at a bit.

The reduction in the number of troops is evident in both Galwan and Finger 4.
About 20 truckloads of PLA troops have moved back from Galwan.
Both sides have moved from the contentious PP 14, PP15 and PP 17 areas.

Sources said the skirmish was triggered by Chinese soldiers, who after initially pulling back a little,
Came back to erect a “temporary post” near “Patrolling Point 14 (PP-14)” on the Indian side of the Galwan regionalong the LAC on Monday morning.
The PLA soldiers suddenly attacked the small contingent of Indian troops led by Colonel B Santosh Babu after they were challenged for flouting the phased disengagement agreement thrashed out by the rival commanders on the ground.
In the ensuing “free-for-all” brawl that began in the evening and went on till around midnight,
Rival soldiers attacked and chased each other, with many falling into the Galwan rivulet in the area located at an altitude of over 14,500-feet with steep ravines and gorges.