India and China withdraw from one Himalayan standoff

Both forces end 'forward deployments' in Gogra area, Indian side says

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An Indian military helicopter arrives to carry supplies from a forward airbase in Leh, in the Ladakh region, in September 2020. © Reuters

KIRAN SHARMA, Nikkei staff writer

NEW DELHI -- Indian and Chinese forces have pulled back from the Gogra area, one of the friction points in their 15-month standoff in eastern Ladakh along the disputed Himalayan border, the Indian side said.

Military commanders held the 12th round of talks on July 31, during which "both sides agreed on disengagement in the area of Gogra," the Indian government said Friday evening. Troops in this area have been in "a face-off situation" since May 2020, India said in its statement.

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