China said the implementation of the agreement with India to disengage troops in eastern Ladakh is "going on smoothly at the moment", but declined to comment on the commencement of patrolling at the two friction points in Depsang and Demchok.

India and China have moved most of their frontline troops further from their disputed border in a remote region in the northern Himalayas, India’s defense minister said Thursday, some 10 days after the two countries reached a new pact on military patrols that aims to end a four-year standoff that's strained relations.

India and China have begun implementing an agreement to end a military standoff on their disputed Himalayan border, the two sides said on Friday, in the biggest thaw between the Asian giants since deadly clashes between their armies four years ago.

Indian Army and China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) began their coordinated patrolling along the line of actual control (LAC) in Demchok areas of the eastern Ladakh on Friday, two days after the two sides completed the disengagement process in two friction points,

Tensions between the Asian powers had flared in recent years following a border clash that left at least two dozen soldiers dead.

Four years ago, several soldiers from both sides were killed in a bloody melee. Any thaw between the countries could have global implications.

China and India have pulled back troops from the remaining two friction points on the disputed Himalayan border, ending a four-year stalemate that soured relations between the neighbors.

China confirmed on Tuesday it had reached a deal with India over their disputed frontier, without elaborating on whether the pact covered the length of the border or just points where the two sides have been involved in a standoff since 2020.

A few days after the disengagement between India and China regarding the patrolling issue, Indian troops started patrolling the Demchok sector in eastern Ladakh on Friday. According to the ANI reports,