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New Delhi: The tension that has been going on between India and China on LAC in Eastern Ladakh for the last four years is now gradually ending and the situation is becoming normal. Two days ago, bilateral talks were held at the BRICS summit between PM Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Kazan, Russia. Earlier, India and China had agreed to withdraw troops from Depsang and Demchok and start patrolling. Under this agreement, the process of withdrawal of troops from two areas in eastern Ladakh started on Friday, which is likely to continue till Tuesday 29 October.
As per the agreement reached between India and China before the BRICS summit, both the countries have started the disengagement process i.e. withdrawal of troops deployed face to face in Depsang and Demchok. In both these areas this process will be completed by Tuesday 29th October. Local commanders in Depsang and Demchok are monitoring the withdrawal process. Both the armies have removed their temporary tents of five each in Demchok. Apart from this, a joint process will also be conducted for verification. The survey will be conducted through both ground and aerial survey. However, for now progress will be made on the basis of mutual trust between the two sides.
Meanwhile, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said there is broad consensus between India and China on maintaining the ground situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). This also includes patrolling traditional areas and allowing herders to graze.
Indian Army sources said that in Demchok, Indian troops are retreating on the western side of the Charing Canal, while Chinese troops are retreating on the eastern side of the canal. About 10 to 12 temporary structures and about 12 tents were installed on both sides, the work of removing them has started.
The Chinese forces at Depsang did not have tents, but they created temporary shelters using tarpaulins between the wagons. Half the infrastructure in Depsang has been removed. The Chinese Army has reduced the number of vehicles in its area and the Indian Army has also reduced its soldiers. China has also confirmed that the withdrawal of troops has started in Ladakh after the tension on the India-China border has subsided.
According to Indian Army sources, patrolling will resume in Demchok and Depsang by the end of this month. Coordinated patrolling will be done to avoid confrontation between Indian and Chinese troops. The disengagement process will be completed by 28-29 October. Sources further said that the new agreement will be applicable only for Depsang and Demchok. Not for other places. This agreement will not apply to the buffer zone including the banks of Pangong Lake. The armies of both sides will return to pre-April 2020 status quo and patrol the areas where they patrolled till April 2020.
There is still a dispute on the border from Ladakh to Arunachal
New Delhi: The tension between India and China that started in April-May 2020 has partially subsided. The process of withdrawing the troops of both the countries in Depsang and Demchok has started from Friday. However, the border dispute still persists from Ladakh to Arunachal.
3,488 km between India and China. There is a long border, which is said to be the longest disputed border in the world. In China Arunachal 90,000 sq. Kimi claims the land and considers it part of southern Tibet. Similarly, on March 2, 1963, Pakistan occupied 5,180 square meters of land in Jammu and Kashmir. km of land was given to China while 38,000 sq. China has already illegally occupied this area. Thus, China has a total of 43,180 square km. There is still a dispute regarding km of land.
Relations between India and China became strained after violent clashes in the Pangong Lake area in eastern Ladakh in April–May 2020 and June 2020, leading to suspension of patrolling in these areas. However, after 2020, India and China agreed to withdraw their troops from Galwan Valley, Pangong Tso Lake and Gogra Hot Spring after several rounds of talks. However, the presence of troops in Depsang and Demchok threatened to escalate tensions between the two countries. But now the forces are being removed from Depsang and Demchok also and with the agreement on patrolling, there will be peace on the border.