New Delhi: There are still no signs of breakthrough in resolving the three-year-old border stand-off between India and China after 20 rounds of corps commander level talks.The latest round was held over two days on October 9-10 at Chushul Moldo border meeting point.A Ministry of External Affairs readout, issued on Wednesday (October 11) stated that the two sides had a “frank, open and constructive manner for an early and mutually acceptable resolution of the remaining issues along the LAC in the Western Sector”.Both countries have been in a standoff in Eastern Ladakh since April-May 2020, resulting in a hand-to-hand clash in Galwan Valley where at least 24 soldiers lost their lives. Subsequently, several rounds of negotiations have taken place, ultimately resulting in disengagement at approximately four critical points of contention.But, there has been no progress on the strategic areas of Depsang and Demchok. China insists that both these areas are legacy issues of the border boundary dispute, which India doesn’t agree. India has maintained that the standoff cannot be resolved until both armies disengage at these two specific points, and the customary patrolling boundaries in the region are re-established.The two sides agreed to “maintain the momentum of dialogue and negotiations through the relevant military and diplomatic mechanisms”. “They also committed to maintain peace and tranquility on the ground in the border areas in the interim,” said the Indian press note on Wednesday.At the last round of Corp commanders meeting in August, there was a joint press release issued together by India and China, which didn’t happen this time.The 19th round of talks had taken place a week before the BRICS summit at South Africa. India had claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had raised the stand-off issue with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the BRICS dinner, while China claimed that the conversation was based on a Chinese request.