India-China Galwan Valley faceoff: Chinese Army moves back as disengagement begins after Modi’s Leh visit

India-China mutual buffer zone at Galwan valley agreement news

India-China Galwan Valley faceoff latest update: Chinese Army has moved back tents, vehicles and troops by 1-2 km from locations where disengagement was agreed upon at Corps Commander level talks, news agency ANI reported today quoting Indian Army Sources. It further said that the Chinese heavy armoured vehicles are still present in depth areas in the Galwan river area. Indian army is monitoring the situation with caution. This development comes days after 20 Indian soldiers died in the clash with the Chinese Army at the Galwan Valley.

The ANI report said that disengagement of Indian and Chinese troops in Galwan, Ladakh has begun. This is a result of intense diplomatic, military engagement and contacts in the past 48 hours. However, details of the disengagement process are awaited. These meetings followed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Leh where a decisive and firm message was sent out to China.

Sources further told the news agency that India’s responsible stance and message at LAC has been globally recognised.Those invested in India-China relationship in Beijing are also of the opinion that the present stand-off should be resolved. India has sent out a decisive message that national security is paramount for the country.

Meanwhile, news agency PTI also reported government sources as saying that the disengagement of the Chinese troops has started as per an agreement between the Corps Commander’s of the two side. Similar movement of vehicles of the Chinese Army was seen at Gogra Hot Spring area, PTI quoted sources as saying.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of External Affairs said that National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Chinese State Councillor and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi had a telephone conversation on Sunday. They had a frank and in-depth exchange of views on the recent developments in the Western Sector of the India-China border areas. It was agreed that NSA Ajit Doval and Chinese FM Wang Yi will continue their conversations to ensure full and enduring restoration of peace and tranquillity in the India-China border areas in accordance with the bilateral agreements and protocols.

Doval and Wang Yi re-affirmed that both sides should strictly respect and observe the Line of Actual Control and should not take any unilateral action to alter the status quo and work together to avoid any incident in the future that could disturb peace and tranquillity in border areas, the MEA said.