Disengagement & De-Escalation On Sino-Indian Border Is Under Progress

New Delhi : As India and China attempt to lower weeks of border tension in eastern Ladakh, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said a disengagement and de-escalation process has been agreed upon between the two countries and it is “very much a work in progress”.

“What just happened is that we have agreed on the need to disengage because the troops on both sides are deployed very close to each other. So there is a disengagement and de-escalation process which has been agreed upon,” he said during a video interactive session at the India Global Week.

“It has just commenced. It is very much a work in progress. At this point, I really would not like to say more,” he said.

Jaishankar’s comments came a day after India and China held another round of diplomatic talks during which both sides resolved to push ahead with “complete disengagement” of troops in eastern Ladakh in a timely manner for “full restoration” of peace and tranquillity.

At the meeting, it was decided that senior commanders of the two armies will meet “soon” to discuss further steps to “ensure complete disengagement and de-escalation”.