Must prioritise returning to Status Quo Ante: former Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran | The Hindu In Focus Podcast

Published: Feb. 21, 2021, 2:36 p.m.

b"India\\u2019s decision to agree to a \\u201cphased\\u201d withdrawal of troops rather than a package deal for a complete disengagement across the Line of Actual Control could become a cause for concern in the future said former National Security Advisory Board (NSAB) Chairperson and former Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran in this special interview for the In Focus Podcast with The Hindu's Diplomatic Affairs Editor Suhasini Haidar.\\nMr Saran says that setting up a buffer zone or \\u201cno man\\u2019s land\\u201d in the Finger area of North Pangong Tso lake, even if temporarily, means that the troops would not return to the \\u201cstatus quo ante\\u201d or positions prior to April 2020, Mr. Saran said that the future would depend on how \\u201csmoothly\\u201d the rest of the disengagement process that began last week will go.\\nHosted by Suhasini Haidar, National and Diplomatic Affairs Editor, The Hindu"