Indian and Chinese troops have begun withdrawing from Gogra-Hot Springs in Ladakh
New Delhi:
Indian and Chinese troops have begun withdrawing from Gogra-Hot Springs in Ladakh after reaching consensus within 16 military talks, the two sides said in a joint statement tonight.
Sources say that Chinese forces in the area will likely be back in place before 2020.
India and China were able to withdraw from the Galwan area, the scene of fierce clashes between the two sides’ troops in June 2020, in which 20 Indian soldiers died for the country. More than 40 Chinese soldiers were killed or wounded.
There have also been breakthroughs on both banks of Lake Pangong further south in Ladakh.
However, Chinese troops are still believed to be holding large swaths of Indian territory to the north in the Depsang Plain.
“On September 8, 2022, according to the consensus reached during the 16th China Army Corps Commander-in-Chief Meeting in India, the Indian and Chinese armies in the Gogra-Hot Springs (PP-15) area ) has begun to dispatch troops in a planned and coordinated manner.
The 16th round of Army Corps Commander talks between India and China was held on 17 July. Prior to that, the two sides held talks in March.
