India and China are set to resume the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, a sacred pilgrimage to Mount Kailash and Lake Mansarovar in Tibet, after a pause since 2020.
Jaishankar said that India and China are now discussing collateral issues related to COVID-19, direct flights and resumption of the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra.
Armies of India and China have agreed to carry out one coordinated patrol every week in the Demchok and Depsang areas in eastern Ladakh sector and have already completed one round of patrolling there.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that the "disengagement chapter" between India and China over the troop deployment issue near the Depsang and Demchok areas in Eastern Ladakh along the Line of Actual Control was done and only the de-escalation part remained to be addressed by the
Following the recent disengagement at two friction points at Demchok and Depsang Plains along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) between India and China, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said "some progress" was made and described the development as a "welcome" step.
Speaking at a weekly press briefing, Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, ""On October 21, 2024, the last phase of disengagement was agreed upon between India and China. As a result, verification patrolling has commenced on mutually agreed terms in Demchok and D
Following disengagement between India and China, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said that India wants to keep a cordial relationship between all its neighbouring countries, adding that patrolling of both India and China has started in Depsang and in Demchok it will start soon.
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Minister of Minority Affairs Kiren Rijju celebrated Diwali with Indian Army soldiers at Bumla Pass in Arunachal Pradesh, where he praised India's border developments while comparing them to those of their Chinese counterparts.
Following disengagement between India and China, Indian troops started patrolling the Demchok sector in eastern Ladakh earlier on Friday, according to Indian Army.
According to Defence Sources, the process includes the removal of all types of infrastructure and the pulling back of troops by both sides. The process is likely to be completed by Tuesday.