After four years of border tensions, India and China begin withdrawing troops under an agreement, New Delhi calls it "equal"

India and China have begun withdrawing troops from their disputed border areas along the Himalayas, a government source said.

India and China have reached an agreement to disengage troops from the Line of Actual Control (LAC) after years of tension. (Source: PTI)

Earlier this week, the two nuclear-armed Asian neighbors reached an agreement on a border patrol mechanism to end years of military tensions, a move that is expected to improve political and trade relations between the two Asian countries.

On October 24, Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh revealed that India and China have conducted talks at both diplomatic and military levels to resolve differences in some areas along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) that has lasted for the past four years.

The Times of India quoted Mr. Singh as noting: "During the talks, (the two sides) reached a broad consensus to restore the situation on the ground based on the principles of equality and mutual security. This is the power of engaging in continuous dialogue because sooner or later solutions will emerge."

The agreement includes patrolling and grazing cattle in traditional areas, he said.

On the Chinese side, Reuters news agency reported that on October 25, a spokesman for the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the two sides' militaries are carrying out work related to the agreement with smooth progress.

Relations between India and China deteriorated significantly following the fierce clash in the Galwan Valley in June 2020, which resulted in bloodshed on both sides and marked the most serious military conflict between the two countries in decades.

In recent times, the two Asian countries of a billion people have been trying to negotiate to resolve tensions in this region and have recently achieved a breakthrough and agreed on the terms of the agreement.

Source: https://baoquocte.vn/after-4-years-of-tense-trenchment-on-the-an-do-border, China began withdrawing troops according to the new-delhi agreement.