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Jaishankar Clarified About The Agreement On India-China Border

  • By Thetripurapost Desk, New Delhi
  • Oct 26, 2024
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On the agreement between India and China regarding patrolling on the LAC, Foreign Minister S Jaishankar said that the Indian government's persistence on its stand worked. 

There are two reasons for the position we have reached today.

First, we did not back down from our word; this was possible only because the army stood firm at every opportunity to defend the country and diplomacy did its job.

Second- We have also improved our infrastructure in the last decade.

Jaishankar said- I think due to these two reasons the issue of patrolling on the India-China border dispute has been resolved. 

The Foreign Minister said this at a program in Pune on Saturday.

Actually, there was tension between India and China over the border dispute in eastern Ladakh for four years. After two years of long negotiations, an agreement has been reached recently. Both the armies will retreat from the disputed points Depsang and Demchok.

Information about withdrawal from Depsang and Demchok came to light. It was told that both the armies will return to their earlier positions from April 2020. Also, they will patrol the same areas where they used to patrol before April 2020. Apart from this, commander level meetings will continue to take place.

There was tension in Depsang and Demchok since the Galwan clash between Indian and Chinese soldiers in 2020. After about 4 years, a new patrolling agreement was signed between the two countries on 21 October. Foreign Minister S Jaishankar had said that its purpose is to prevent clashes like Galwan in Ladakh and create the situation like before.

Indian and Chinese armies have started retreating from the eastern Ladakh border from Friday, 25 October. According to news agency ANI, both armies have removed their temporary tents and sheds at Demchok and Depsang points in eastern Ladakh. Vehicles and military equipment are also being moved back.

According to army sources, by 28 and 29 October, both countries will completely withdraw their armies from Depsang and Demchok. A limited number of soldiers has been set for patrolling. The number of soldiers is not yet known