After the withdrawal of troops, India-China have held the first diplomatic talks. During this, both the countries agreed to maintain peace on the LAC. In fact, the 32nd meeting of the WMCC was held in Delhi yesterday on India-China border matters. In this meeting, both sides agreed to maintain peace in the border areas under bilateral agreements and protocols.
This was the first conversation between India and China after the withdrawal of troops in eastern Ladakh. About two months ago, India and China had agreed on the withdrawal of troops from the LAC in eastern Ladakh. After this, both the sides gradually started removing their troops from there. Before Diwali, the disengagement work was completed in Depsang and Demchok. Patrolling was stopped here for more than four years.
About two months ago, India and China had agreed on the withdrawal of troops from the LAC in eastern Ladakh. After this, both the sides gradually started removing their troops from there. Before Diwali, the disengagement work was completed in Depsang and Demchok. On the occasion of Diwali, the soldiers of both the countries also gave gifts to each other. Patrolling was stopped here for more than four years.
There was a rift in the relationship after the Galwan clash
The agreement was finalized on October 21 after several weeks of talks. After this, Foreign Minister S Jaishankar had said in a statement that the soldiers of India and China will be able to patrol in the same way as they used to do before the military standoff started between the two sides. Relations between India and China soured after the fierce clash in the Galwan Valley in June 2020.
India and China share the world’s longest and disputed border, called the Line of Actual Control i.e. LAC. This is a 3488 km long border, which divides the border of India and China into three sectors – Eastern, Middle and Western.