A day after India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that about 75 per cent of disengagement problems with China “have been sorted out”, China said that its troops have withdrawn from four places in eastern Ladakh and that the situation at the border is relatively stable.
Jaishankar on Thursday said in Geneva, “Both sides agreed to work with urgency and redouble their efforts to realise complete disengagement in the remaining areas. NSA conveyed that peace and tranquillity in border areas and respect for LAC are essential for normalcy in bilateral relations. Both sides must fully abide by relevant bilateral agreements, protocols, and understandings reached in the past by the two Governments.”
While this is the first time progress in the disengagement process has been made since the 2020 clash at the Indo-China border, talks on withdrawing troops from places like Demchok and Depsang, which Beijing sees as a legacy issue, are still at an impasse.
Which places have Chinese army disengaged from?
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning has said that Chinese troops have withdrawn from four areas in Eastern Ladakh including the Galwan Valley.
Ning said, “In recent years, front-line armies of the two countries have realised disengagement in four areas in the Western sector of the China-India border, including Galwan valley. The China-India border situation is generally stable and under control.”
She added that Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and India’s National Security Adviser Ajit Doval in Russia earlier this week where the two discussed progress made on the border issue and “agreed to deliver on the common understandings reached by the leaders of the two countries, enhance mutual understanding and trust”
During the meeting between Doval and Wang, China expressed its commitment to implementing the agreements made by the leaders of the two countries. They emphasized the importance of deepening mutual understanding and trust, ensuring ongoing dialogue, and fostering an environment conducive to strengthening bilateral relations.
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