Chinese heavy armoured vehicles are still present in the Galwan river area
Srinagar: Three days after the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) India said that India and China have agreed for ‘expeditious disengagement’ in Ladakh, there has been no pullback by Chinese troops in Pangong Tso area.
However, there is a slight reduction of China’s People Liberation Army (PLA).
According to a report by a Delhi based news organisation Times Now, PLA has reduced its troops in the Pangong Tso area of eastern Ladakh but there has been pullback similar to the ones which took place in Galwan Valley and Gogra-Hot Springs.
The Phase-1 of the de-escalation plan will be completed only after the Chinese soldiers withdraw from Finger-4 to Finger-5 area on the north bank of Pangong Tso, Times Now reported.
This comes ahead of the joint verification expected to be carried by the Indian and Chinese armies in eastern Ladakh to assess the implementation of the disengagement process.
According to a report by TOI, while the PLA has pulled down few tents, moved some vehicles back and slightly reduced its troop at Finger-4 but is yet to vacate the area. However, Chinese heavy armoured vehicles are still present in the depth areas in the Galwan river area.
On July 6, 2020, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) India said that India and China have agreed to expeditiously complete the disengagement of their border troops along the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
The ministry said that both the countries have decided not to take any unilateral action to alter the status quo along the disputed border.
According to MEA, the special representatives of India and China on the Boundary Question – Ajit Doval, National Security Advisor of India and H.E. Mr Wang Yi, State Councillor and Minister of Foreign Affairs of China had a telephone conversation on July 5, 2020.
The two special representatives had a ‘frank and in-depth exchange of views’ on the recent developments in the Western Sector of the India-China border areas.
The statement said that they agreed that both sides should take guidance from the consensus of the leaders that maintenance of peace and tranquillity in the India-China border areas was essential for the further development of our bilateral relations and that two sides should not allow differences to become disputes.
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