Ladakh standoff: India, China agree to disengage troops from Gogra Heights

India and China have agreed ti disengage their troops in the Gogra Heights area of eastern Ladakh. This was one of the friction areas between the two sides since the Ladakh standoff started last year.

In a significant step towards resolving the Ladakh standoff, India and China have agreed to disengage their troops from the Gogra Heights area of eastern Ladakh. The two sides had deployed their troops against each other in this region since May last year. Government sources said India and China agreed to disengage troops in the Gogra Heights area during the 12th Corps Commander-level talks on Saturday. This meeting was held at Moldo on the Chinese side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC). It lasted nearly nine hours.