The external affairs minister said that disengagement is 'primarily a military-diplomatic process' run by military commanders and diplomats with maps, and should not be confused with summits and visits by President Xi as it is a different issue.
Locals are deeply anxious over the recently announced retraction of troops by India and China from Patrol Point-15. They say disengagement in the name of buffer zones will only embolden 'illegal' claims of China over Indian territory.
In April 2020, the Chinese PLA in violation of all previous boundary pacts amassed close to lakhs of troops along the LAC and advanced into areas claimed by India. India and China have so far held 16 rounds of talks to achieve disengagement from multiple points.
India said disengagement is in a coordinated and planned way and is meant to keep border peace. The consensus to disengaged was reached at the 16th round of the Corps Commander Level military discussions.
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