Troops Pull Back Border With China
Indian, Chinese Troops Pull Back Near Site of Deadly Clash By Sudhi Ranjan Sen 6 August 2021, 8:38 pm SGT Move comes after ‘constructive’ talks between military leaders Demilitarized zone to be created as troops retreat from area India and Chinese soldiers have pulled back from another friction point along their disputed Himalayan border following a meeting between top military commanders from both sides on July 31, according to an Indian army statement. The disengagement took place Thursday near the area where at least 20 Indian and four Chinese soldiers were killed in June 2020 in one of the most violent clashes between the two nuclear-armed neighbors in over forty years. “All temporary structures and other allied infrastructure created in the area by both sides have been dismantled and mutually verified,” Friday’s statement said . There was no immediate statement from China’s Defense Ministry. Last week New Delhi and Beijing issued an unusual joint statement ...