Indian, Chinese Troops Exchange Sweets At Several Border Points On Diwali

(MENAFN- Kashmir Observer) New Delhi- troops of India and China exchanged sweets at several border points along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) on the occasion of Diwali on Thursday.

The traditional practice was observed a day after both countries completed troop disengagement at the two friction points at Demchok and Depsang Plains in eastern Ladakh, bringing a fresh thaw in the Sino-Indian ties.

“Sweets exchange between members of the troops of India and China took place at several border points along the LAC on the occasion of Diwali,” an army source told PTI earlier in the day.

The exchange took place at all the five Border Personnel Meeting (BPM) points along the LAC - Bum La and Wacha/Kibithu in Arunachal Pradesh, Chushul-Moldo and Daulat Beg Oldi in Ladakh and Nathu La in Sikkim - among several other locations, the sources added.

On Wednesday, an Army source said that troops of both sides had completed the disengagement at the two friction points and patrolling would commence soon at these points.

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The verification process after the disengagement was in progress and patrolling modalities were to be decided between ground commanders, the source said then.

“Talks will continue at the local commander level,” the Army source added.

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on October 21 said in Delhi that an agreement was finalised between India and China following negotiations over the past several weeks and that it would lead to a resolution of the issues that arose in 2020.

The agreement was firmed up on patrolling and disengagement of troops along the LAC in eastern Ladakh, a breakthrough to end the over four-year standoff.

The move marks a significant development in the pursuit of reduced tension along the LAC in eastern Ladakh since the fierce clash in the Galwan Valley in June 2020 that marked the most serious military conflict between the two sides in decades.

The ties between the two Asian giants had nosedived following the clash.

As a traditional practice, Indian and Chinese troops have in the past exchanged sweets and greetings at several border posts along the LAC, including in eastern Ladakh, to mark festivals and other important occasions.

Sources earlier had said that the areas and patrolling status were expected to be moved back to pre-April 2020 level.

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