First photos of Indian and Chinese troops, tanks disengaging near Pangong Lake area in eastern Ladakh; in pics
The pictures of the Indian and Chinese troops and tanks disengaging from the banks of Pangong Lake area in eastern Ladakh were released on Thursday. The troops had been deployed opposite each other for almost ten months. This is seen as a significant step to dial down tensions in the key face-off site.
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In what is seen as a significant step to dial down tensions in the key face-off site, under the India-China agreement on the disengagement process in eastern Ladakh, the Chinese army will pull back its troops to the east of Finger 8 areas in the northern bank of Pangong Lake, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said in Parliament on Thursday. Reciprocally, the defence minister said, Indian troops, will be based at their permanent location at Dhan Singh Thapa post near Finger 3 areas.
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Dr Laxman Behera, associate professor at the National Security Centre in Jawaharlal Nehru University described as significant the announcement that the Chinese army will pull back troops to Finger 8 areas. "It is a significant development. I think it will be a major step in taking forward the overall disengagement process though it came very late," Behera told PTI.
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