There will be a joint patrolling of the India and Chinese troops on the borders.“All the structures and troops will be re-located to pre-April 2020 status. Indian troops will be able to patrol at these places which they were doing pre-April 2020,” sources said and added that Indian soldiers will carry weapons while patrolling in these two areas.
The agreement between India and China reached on Monday is only for Demchok and Depsang Plains, where Chinese troops were blocking Indian patrols from going up to India’s perceived line.
There is no change in the buffer zones which were created in Pangong Tso, Galwan and Gogra-Hotsprings in Ladakh as per earlier agreements reached to end stand-off at these places. Patrolling is not allowed in the buffer zones in these areas by either Indian or Chinese soldiers.
“The agreement was only for Demchok and Depsang Plains. Talks are going for all other areas,” said sources. The agreement framework was first agreed upon at the diplomatic level and then military-level talks took place, the army sources said, adding the nitty-gritty of agreement was worked in Corps Commander-level talks.
