Depsang plains – Bhartiyanews24x7

New Delhi: India and China have completed disengagement from the two face-off points of Depsang and Demchok in eastern Ladakh, pulling back troops to the pre-2020 positions and also dismantling all check posts, defensive positions, housing and shelters created in the last four and a half years. Army sources said that ground commanders (brigadiers and below) from both sides would meet Thursday on Diwali to exchange sweets at all border personnel meeting (BPM) points along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). The sources also said that ground commanders would decide patrolling modalities, which would commence soon. Show Full Article The sources said the Indian patrol was likely to visit patrolling points in Depsang Plains during the weekend or early next year. This...

New Delhi: India and China have agreed to resume patrolling to the “agreed perceived Line of Actual Control,” including in Depsang Plains and Demchok, though there is unlikely to be any immediate thinning down of troops other than those pulled back in the winter as is the norm, ThePrint has learnt. Sources in the defence and security establishment told ThePrint that resumption of patrolling along the LAC, which will come to a halt again once the winter sets in, is the first step to full-scale disengagement. They added that there would be a reduction of troops in the winter, as has been the practice over the last four years, and during this time both countries would continue to discuss complete disengagement. It was not immediately clear if the patrolling will resume based on pre-2020 SOPs ...

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India-China disengagement completed at Depsang & Demchok, patrolling to start after Diwali

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