Posted on 02/17/2021 11:16:51 AM PST by SeekAndFind
NEW DELHI—China has dismantled dozens of structures and moved vehicles to empty out entire camps along a disputed Himalayan border, where Indian and Chinese troops have been locked in a face-off since last summer, satellite images released on Wednesday show.
The nuclear-armed neighbours last week announced a plan to pull back troops, tanks, and other equipment from the banks of Pangong Tso, a glacial lake in the Ladakh region, that became a flashpoint in the prolonged border dispute.
Satellite imagery of some areas on the northern bank of Pangong Tso from Tuesday supplied by Maxar Technologies show that multiple Chinese military camps, which could be seen there in late January, have been removed.
“Similar action is happening from our side also,” an Indian official in New Delhi, who asked not to be named, told Reuters.
India’s defense minister Rajnath Singh told parliament that both sides had agreed to pull back troops in “a phased, coordinated, and verified manner” around Pangong Tso, after which military commanders would discuss ending the standoff in other parts of the Ladakh frontier.
Tensions began rising along the high-altitude border in April, when India accused Chinese troops of intruding into its side of the Line of Actual Control, the de facto border. China denied the allegation, saying it was operating in its own area.
But the confrontation spiraled in June when 20 Indian soldiers and an undisclosed number of Chinese troops were killed during hand-to-hand clashes in Ladakh’s Galwan region—the first such casualties along the 3,500 km (2,200 mile) long border in decades.
Despite several subsequent rounds of diplomatic and military talks, India and China had been unable to settle on an agreement until February, making the ongoing first phase of the withdrawal critical.
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“Joe gave us the green-light, boys! ‘Cultural norm’ was what he said about us handling our internal disputes! So let’s go settle some scores on the lands we claim!”
I read it as a de-escalation between two nuke powers. If true, this is good news. Taiwan and China are more the problem.
It was probably started by some drunk soldiers and it escalated out of control .................
Yes, this is good news; for any reason.
De-escalation is always good news.
Might need them for a move on Taiwan
unless they are moving troops and equipment out of the way for some more destructive force.
The modern PLA is not made up of the peasant believers in Mao and the Party. My hunch is those Indian units whose Regiments still proudly fly the battle flags of Ypres, Mons, El Alamein and Cassino would put a humiliating hurt on the modern PLA.
I hope so. No one needs a conflict like that one. Kudos to all those who work behind the scenes to keep the peace.
If for no other reason, for the sake of the soldiers. Even if it never escalated beyond skirmishes, what good to keep injuring the men?
You're absolutely correct. The not-well-acclimatised Chinese conscripts were no match for the battled hardened Indian soldiers who fight for regimental pride almost as much as for the national flag. According to TASS, the Chinese lost 45 soldiers in the first counter attack by Indian troops out to avenge their COs murder in an ambush.
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