Last month, the Indian and Chinese militaries completed the disengagement process in Demchok and Depsang along the LAC in eastern Ladakh, after an agreement to resolve the long-standing border dispute. The two sides also resumed patrolling activities in the two areas after a gap of almost four and a half years.

EAM Jaishankar also asserted that after the disengagement process, it is only “reasonable” to expect that ties between the two countries have improved a little

The disengagement part of the "problem" with China along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh has been put at rest and the focus should now be on de-escalation, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday.

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar highlighted that the recent disengagement of Indian and Chinese troops along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) is merely a step in a larger process aimed at achieving de-escalation and resolving other bilateral issues.

On Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential election, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said it tells us that many of the concerns and priorities that won him a first term have “become more intense”.

The disengagement part of the "problem" with China along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh has been put at rest and the focus should now be on de-escalation, External Affairs Minister