The two sides began coordinated patrols in the first week of this month after completing disengagement in Demchok and Depsang in the last week of October.
Both sides agreed to conduct weekly patrols in Depsang and Demchok. Defense sources told ANI that in each area, Indian troops will conduct one patrol and Chinese troops will conduct one patrol.
After multiple rounds of talks at the political, diplomatic and military levels, the two sides reached a disengagement agreement at Depsang and Demchok along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh.
India and China will continue to hold regular ground commander-level engagements in these areas.
After the agreement was reached, the two sides also conducted verification patrols to understand the disengagement process.
India and China have started withdrawing their troops from two friction points in Demchok and Depsang plains in eastern Ladakh after four years of military standoff.
Relations between India and China have been tense since violent clashes broke out in the Galwan Valley in June 2020, resulting in the worst military conflict between the two countries in decades.
