India, China agree on three-step disengagement plan from Pangong lake area, movements to be verified closely
NEW DELHI: In a major development, the ongoing India-China border conflict may be resolved soon as the armies of the two countries have agreed to disengage from parts of the Eastern Ladakh sector under which they would be moving back to their respective positions before April-May timeframe earlier this year.
The disengagement plan was discussed between the two sides during the 8th Corps Commander-level talks which were held on November 6 in Chushul.
As per the disengagement plan which will be carried out in three steps over the next week, the armoured vehicles including tanks and personnel carriers were to be moved back from their
frontline deployment to a significant distance from the Line of Actual Control (LAC) by both sides, sources told ANI.
As per the discussions, the disengagement of tanks and armoured personnel carriers was to be carried out within one day. The talks were held on November 6 in which External Affairs Ministry's Joint Secretary
Naveen Shrivastava
and Brigadier Ghai of Directorate General of Military Operations took part.
In the second step to be carried out near the northern bank on the Pangong Lake, both sides were supposed to withdraw around 30 per cent of troops every day for three days. The Indian side would be coming close to its administrative
Dhan Singh Thapa post while the Chinese had consented to go back to their position east of Finger 8.