Ladakh stand-off: Chinese troops start withdrawing from Chumar

After a fortnight of incursions, Chinese troops on Friday started withdrawing from India’s Chumar area in Ladakh following talks between the two armies.

The pullback by around 750 PLA troops began after the issue was resolved at the third flag meeting between the two sides, Army sources said here. After a meeting with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in New York, external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj announced that the two countries have resolved the stand-off at the Ladakh border and withdrawal of troops will on Friday and be completed by September 30.

Swaraj said that the two sides have also decided on a timeline for the withdrawal of troops.