After the agreement, disengagement process begins between India and China on LAC in Eastern Ladakh, withdrawal of troops continues

New Delhi: The disengagement process has started between India and China on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh. Soldiers of both the countries have started retreating from Depsang and Demchok areas. As per the agreement, both sides have demolished one tent each and some temporary structures. In the Demchok area, Indian troops are retreating to the west of the Charding drain, while Chinese troops are retreating towards the eastern side of the drain.

Local commander level meetings continue

According to sources, both sides had built about 10-12 temporary structures and 12-12 tents in Depsang and Demchok areas, the process of removing which is now going on. Chinese soldiers do not have tents in Depsang, but they have prepared temporary shelters by placing tarpaulins between the vehicles. After disengagement, patrolling is expected to start in these areas in the next four-five days. Local commander level talks started from Tuesday. On Wednesday, one tent each was removed from both sides in Demchok, and some temporary structures were also demolished on Thursday. On Thursday, Chinese soldiers withdrew some of their vehicles from here and the Indian Army also reduced its numbers.

There was a deadlock going on in Ladakh for four years

After the agreement signed on October 21, India had agreed with China for patrolling in eastern Ladakh. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar termed this agreement as a big achievement and said that soldiers of both the countries will now be able to patrol in the same way as they used to do before 2020. There was tension between the two countries since the Galwan Valley incident in June 2020.