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India, China agree to pull back troops from disputed Himalayan lake after months-long standoff
India and China have agreed to pull back troops from a bitterly contested lake area high in the western Himalayas.
Key points:
- The breakthrough comes after a months-long standoff at the India-China border
- Pangong lake extends from China’s Tibet Autonomous Region to India’s Ladakh region.
- Twenty Indian soldiers were killed when the nations clashed at the border last June
Indian defence minister Rajnath Singh told parliament of the breakthrough on Thursday after a months-long standoff at the disputed border.
Mr Singh said the agreement over Pangong Tso, a glacial lake at 4,270 metres, had been reached after several rounds of talks between military commanders and diplomats from the nuclear-armed neighbours.
“Our sustained talks with China have…
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