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Parliament LIVE Updates: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s Statement on Eastern Ladakh Today as India, China Begin Disengagement

Parliament LIVE Updates: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will make a suo motu statement in Rajya Sabha as well as Lok Sabha today on the situation in Eastern Ladakh, a day after Indian and Chinese troops along the border in Ladakh initiated the process of disengagement.

News18.com | February 11, 2021, 07:55 IST
Parliament LIVE Updates: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will make a suo motu statement in Rajya Sabha as well as Lok Sabha today on the situation in Eastern Ladakh, a day after Indian and Chinese troops along the border in Ladakh initiated the process of disengagement. Quoting defence ministry spokesperson Colonel Wu Qian, the Chinese media reported that troops of both countries stationed at the northern and southern shores of Pangong Lake in Ladakh began disengagement according to the consensus reached during the talks.

Sources confirmed to CNN-News18 that disengagement has started in the two banks. The process will take place in phases and will be verified at every step, they said, adding troops will be disengaged first in the lake's north bank and then the south bank. Tanks are being moved out of the south bank, and the strength of Indian troops deployed there will also be reduced, they said.
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Feb 11, 2021 07:04 (IST)

Quoting defence ministry spokesperson Colonel Wu Qian, the Chinese media reported that troops of both countries stationed at the northern and southern shores of Pangong Lake in Ladakh began disengagement according to the consensus reached during the talks. Sources confirmed to CNN-News18 that disengagement has started in the two banks. 

Feb 11, 2021 07:02 (IST)

Rajnath Singh to Speak at 10:30 am | Union Minister Rajnath Singh will speak at 10:30 in Rajya Sabha and at 5.30pm in Lok Sabha. Chinese media on Wednesday said Indian and Chinese troops along the border in Ladakh have initiated the process of disengagement.

Feb 11, 2021 06:59 (IST)

Rajnath Singh to Speak in Rajya Sabha on Eastern Ladakh | Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will make a statement in Rajya Sabha on Thursday morning regarding the "present situation in Eastern Ladakh", his office said on Twitter. The announcement came after the Chinese Defence Ministry said disengagement between the armies has started along the northern and southern shores of Pangong La in Ladakh.

Parliament LIVE Updates: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s Statement on Eastern Ladakh Today as India, China Begin Disengagement
File photo of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. (PTI)

"First the armoured component will be moved out, then the troops at the rear will be thinned out. We continue to hold strategic heights. Frontline troops will not be disengaged at the moment. We are looking at early days and a long road ahead," sources said.

The central government, referring to the friction along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China, said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha, "Government will continue discussions with the Chinese side to achieve the objective of disengagement from all friction points and restoration of peace and tranquility in the India-China Border Areas at an early date."

Nearly 50,000 Indian Army troops are currently deployed in a high state of combat readiness in eastern Ladakh. Multiple rounds of talks between the two sides had so far not yielded any concrete outcome to resolve the standoff. China has also deployed an equal number of troops, according to officials. The standoff between the two sides erupted in early May.