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New Delhi: India held several rounds of military talks with the Chinese side to deescalate the situation in eastern Ladakh without compromising on its stand of 'complete disengagement and immediate restoration of status quo ante', the defence ministry said on Friday. In a year-end review, the ministry also said that "inimical" elements "re-energised" their attempts at disrupting peace in the Kashmir valley by selective targeting of minorities and non-locals. It said, however, proactive measures in the "non-kinetic" domain and intelligence based "kinetic operations" by the security forces resulted in countering the "nefarious" designs of Pakistan-sponsored terrorist groups. Referring to the...
