Indian and Chinese armies completed disengagement in Demchok and Depsang late last month. Earlier, after several talks, an agreement was reached between the two sides to resolve the border dispute. Both sides also started patrolling in both the areas after a gap of about four and a half years.
Rajnath Singh’s visit to Vietnam
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh’s three-day visit to Vientiane began with the main objective of attending the ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus). ADMM-Plus is a 10-nation ASEAN (Association of South-East Asian Nations) and has eight dialogue partners – India, China, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Russia, and the United States. It has a forum that includes Laos hosting the meeting as the current Chair of ADMM-Plus.