• Amb. Gautam Bambawale, Symbiosis International University, Pune.
• Lt. Gen. DS Hooda (Retd.) PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VSM**, Co-founder, Council for Strategic and Defence Research, New Delhi and Senior Fellow, Delhi Policy Group.
• Senior Colonel Zhou Bo (Retired) Senior Fellow, Center for International Security and Strategy, Tsinghua University
• Mr. Sushant Singh, Senior Fellow, Centre for Policy Research
• Amb. Ashok K. Kantha, Director, Institute of Chinese Studies, New Delhi
• Dr. Rityusha Mani Tiwary, Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, University of Delhi

5 May 2022 marks the second anniversary of the current crisis in Eastern Ladakh, the deadliest such since 1962 and follows a series of such crises since 2013. On 5 May 2020, the first clash occurred resulting in injuries to several soldiers on both sides. This was followed by another major clash on the night of 15-16 June 2020 resulting in 20 Indian and four PLA soldiers killed in action. While the Chinese views over the current situation are ambiguous, the Indian side believes that the crisis was due to a deliberate action by the Chinese side. Despite several rounds of talks at the national, diplomatic and military levels over the past two years, the current crisis shows no sign of resolution. Existing Confidence Building Mechanisms have neither been able to prevent nor aid in resolving the current crisis. The panel discussion looks at the underlying causes for the crisis, developments over the past two years, the Chinese perspective and way ahead.