Chinese military. File photoNEW DELHI, Sept 14India and China on Tuesday checked the disengagement of troops on the border in Ladakh from Patrol Point 15 in the Gogra and Hot Springs Heights area, according to Hindu. A new stage in the disengagement of Indian forces and China in Ladakh began on September 8 at 8.30. According to the plan, this withdrawal phase was to last five days and end on September 12. «Both sides completed the withdrawal at patrol point 15 in a phased, coordinated and verified manner, which resulted in the return of troops from both sides to their respective areas,» said one source. defense publications. The review was carried out to ensure compliance with the stated purposes, including aerial surveillance, added another source. There is a long-standing territorial dispute between India and China over the ownership of nearly 60,000 mountainous area in northern Kashmir. The Line of Actual Control, which replaces the border between countries in this region, runs in the Ladakh region. In the fall of 1962, this dispute even escalated into a border war. A new escalation began in Ladakh in May 2020, when a series of conflicts between the military of China and India took place in the Pangong Lake area, after which New Delhi and Beijing increased their military presence in the region. After the withdrawal of most of the deployed troops in February 2021, the parties held 16 rounds of negotiations at the level of commanders of the corps stationed in the region. During the last several rounds of negotiations, the commanders of the troops in Ladakh discussed the process of disengagement at Gogra Heights, Hot Springs and Depsang Plains. According to Indian media, approximately 60,000 people were stationed in these areas on each side.
