” Partial deinduction has happened from some points in Galwan and Hot Springs areas. [The] Chinese side got rid of a few of the tents and some soldiers and cars have been returned, and the Indian side too has reciprocated,” official sources stated. Eventuallies in the Galwan Valley, Chinese troops have actually returned 2-3 km. There is no change on the ground circumstance at Pangong Tso. While this is the very first time officials spoke about the ground scenario, no federal government statement was provided, either in Delhi or Beijing.
This is also the first time senior government officials have acknowledged the ongoing presence of Chinese troops in these locations where India patrols, and the heavy build-up of vehicles and firepower behind the LAC lines. In spite of references to the significant build-up that had occurred, officials firmly insisted that there had actually been “no intel