India, China begin disengagement after talks between NSA Doval, Chinese foreign minister

NEW DELHI: India and China have begun a long process of disengagement in eastern Ladakh, after NSA Ajit Doval spoke to Wang Yi, China’s foreign minister and special representative on Sunday evening. The conversation, which lasted two hours, saw the two SRs finalizing the elements of disengagement in eastern Ladakh and de-escalation along the LAC.

In similar statements on Monday, both China and India reaffirmed their agreement, which was essentially what had been agreed during the three rounds of talks between military commanders, as well as the June 17 conversation between S Jaishankar and Wang Yi. The Indian statement said, “they agreed that it was necessary to ensure at the earliest complete disengagement of the troops along the LAC and de-escalation from India-China border areas for full restoration of peace and tranquillity.”

The disengagement will be slow and verified certainly by the Indian side, given