The Indian and Chinese armies have completed their agreed withdrawal of troops from a bitterly contested area along the disputed Line of Actual Control (LoAC) in the Himalayas where they had been locked in a standoff since May 2020.

“The smooth disengagement of frontline troops in the Pangong Lake area was a significant step forward that provided a good basis for the resolution of other remaining issues along the LoAC,” said the Indian government’s Press Information Bureau (PIB) in a 21 February statement.

Indian soldiers near the Zojila mountain pass connecting Srinagar to Ladakh, bordering China, in November 2020. The PIB announced on 21 February that the Indian and Chinese armies have completed their agreed withdrawal along the northern and southern banks of the 4,350 m-high Pangong Tso (Pangong Lake) in the Himalayan Ladakh region. (Tauseef Mustafa/AFP via Getty Images)

The Indian and Chinese armies have completed their agreed withdrawal of troops from a bitterly contested area along the disputed Line of Actual Control (LoAC) in the Himalayas where they had been locked in a standoff since May 2020.

“The smooth disengagement of frontline troops in the Pangong Lake area was a significant step forward that provided a good basis for the resolution of other remaining issues along the LoAC,” said the Indian government’s Press Information Bureau (PIB) in a 21 February statement.

Indian soldiers near the Zojila mountain pass connecting Srinagar to Ladakh, bordering China, in November 2020. The PIB announced on 21 February that the Indian and Chinese armies have completed their agreed withdrawal along the northern and southern banks of the 4,350 m-high Pangong Tso (Pangong Lake) in the Himalayan Ladakh region. (Tauseef Mustafa/AFP via Getty Images)

The Indian and Chinese armies have completed their agreed withdrawal of troops from a bitterly contested area along the disputed Line of Actual Control (LoAC) in the Himalayas where they had been locked in a standoff since May 2020.

“The smooth disengagement of frontline troops in the Pangong Lake area was a significant step forward that provided a good basis for the resolution of other remaining issues along the LoAC,” said the Indian government’s Press Information Bureau (PIB) in a 21 February statement.

Indian soldiers near the Zojila mountain pass connecting Srinagar to Ladakh, bordering China, in November 2020. The PIB announced on 21 February that the Indian and Chinese armies have completed their agreed withdrawal along the northern and southern banks of the 4,350 m-high Pangong Tso (Pangong Lake) in the Himalayan Ladakh region. (Tauseef Mustafa/AFP via Getty Images)

The Indian and Chinese armies have completed their agreed withdrawal of troops from a bitterly contested area along the disputed Line of Actual Control (LoAC) in the Himalayas where they had been locked in a standoff since May 2020.

“The smooth disengagement of frontline troops in the Pangong Lake area was a significant step forward that provided a good basis for the resolution of other remaining issues along the LoAC,” said the Indian government’s Press Information Bureau (PIB) in a 21 February statement.

Indian soldiers near the Zojila mountain pass connecting Srinagar to Ladakh, bordering China, in November 2020. The PIB announced on 21 February that the Indian and Chinese armies have completed their agreed withdrawal along the northern and southern banks of the 4,350 m-high Pangong Tso (Pangong Lake) in the Himalayan Ladakh region. (Tauseef Mustafa/AFP via Getty Images)

The Indian and Chinese armies have completed their agreed withdrawal of troops from a bitterly contested area along the disputed Line of Actual Control (LoAC) in the Himalayas where they had been locked in a standoff since May 2020.

“The smooth disengagement of frontline troops in the Pangong Lake area was a significant step forward that provided a good basis for the resolution of other remaining issues along the LoAC,” said the Indian government’s Press Information Bureau (PIB) in a 21 February statement.

Indian soldiers near the Zojila mountain pass connecting Srinagar to Ladakh, bordering China, in November 2020. The PIB announced on 21 February that the Indian and Chinese armies have completed their agreed withdrawal along the northern and southern banks of the 4,350 m-high Pangong Tso (Pangong Lake) in the Himalayan Ladakh region. (Tauseef Mustafa/AFP via Getty Images)

The Indian and Chinese armies have completed their agreed withdrawal of troops from a bitterly contested area along the disputed Line of Actual Control (LoAC) in the Himalayas where they had been locked in a standoff since May 2020.

“The smooth disengagement of frontline troops in the Pangong Lake area was a significant step forward that provided a good basis for the resolution of other remaining issues along the LoAC,” said the Indian government’s Press Information Bureau (PIB) in a 21 February statement.

Indian soldiers near the Zojila mountain pass connecting Srinagar to Ladakh, bordering China, in November 2020. The PIB announced on 21 February that the Indian and Chinese armies have completed their agreed withdrawal along the northern and southern banks of the 4,350 m-high Pangong Tso (Pangong Lake) in the Himalayan Ladakh region. (Tauseef Mustafa/AFP via Getty Images)