New Delhi: As per sources in the Indian Army, the Indian and Chinese Army will complete the disengagement along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the India-China border patroling agreement by October 28 or 29.
ANI on Friday quoted the same source by saying, “The latest agreements will be applicable only for Depsang and Demchok and not for other places. This agreement will not be applicable to other friction zones. Troops from both sides will fall back to positions they held pre-April 2020 and they will patrol areas where they patrolled till April 2020. Regular ground commanders meetings will continue to be held. A particulate strength of troops in the patrols has been identified and (we) inform each other when we are going to patrol to avoid any miscommunication. All temporary infrastructure like sheds or tents and troops will be removed. The two sides will have surveillance over the area. Patrolling points in the Depsang and Demchok will be the points where we had been patrolling traditionally pre-April 2020.”
It further stated, “No quid pro quo in the talks with China. The decisions in the present talks have been taken only for Depsang and Demchok in Eastern Ladakh. Indian Army and Chinese Army will start patrolling up to their respective patrolling points by the end of this month.”
India and China’s decision to resolve the military standoff along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) marked a significant shift, signalling their intent to manage disputes independently.
This development came as the US sought to pressurise India into aligning against China, using fear tactics to position itself as India’s only support in a conflict.
However, by re-establishing joint patrolling along the LAC, India and China showed they were working towards resolution without external interference, asserting equal footing with both China and the US.
