TROOPS WITHDRAWAL FROM DEMCHOK, DEPSANG BEGINS

Patrolling will start at two friction points once disengagement is complete

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India and China have begun troop disengagement at two friction points at Demchok and Depsang Plains in eastern Ladakh and this process is likely to get completed by October 28-29.

Military and diplomatic talks have led to an agreement on patrolling along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in India-China border areas, facilitating disengagement and resolution of issues that arose in 2020, Northern Army Commander Lieutenant General M V Suchindra Kumar said on Friday.

The process follows an agreement firmed up between the two countries on patrolling and disengagement of troops along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh, a major breakthrough to end the over four-year standoff.

Patrolling will begin at the two friction points once the disengagement is done and both sides will move their respective troops and dismantle temporary structures. Eventually, they added, the patrolling status is expected to move back to pre-April 2020 level.