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China consolidates Rutog base near Pangong Tso to house disengaged PLA troops
China consolidates Rutog base near Pangong Tso to house disengaged PLA troops
Following talks with India, China has consolidated Rutog base near Pangong Tso to house disengaged PLA troops.
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UPDATED: February 23, 2021 13:59 IST
The disengagement process between India and China began on February 10 and has been completed at the Pangong Tso friction point.
The latest satellite imagery has revealed that following the disengagement of the People’s Liberation Army from the Pangong Tso region, some of the troops have been relocated to a military garrison in Rutog County on the eastern end of the lake.
While Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) troops are withdrawing in batches to east of Finger 8 at Sirijap, Indian soldiers are pulling back westwards to their Dhan Singh Thapa post between Finger 2 and Finger 3.
Decoding India-China disengagement plan in eastern Ladakh
Finger area of the Pangong lake a no patrol zone; India firm on disengagement across eastern Ladakh
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UPDATED: February 11, 2021 18:02 IST
Last year in May, there were faceoffs at the LAC as Indian patrols were stopped and China brought in additional troops. (Representative photo: AFP)
After 10-month-long military hostilities between India and China, there are signs of tensions being eased in eastern Ladakh as both sides have agreed on a mutual disengagement plan, starting the north bank of Pangong Tso where a prolonged eyeball to eyeball situation continued.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh made the big announcement of the mutual disengagement decided between Indian and Chinese troops in Pangong lake in Rajya Sabha on Thursday.