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.

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.

India’s defense minister says India and China have pulled most of their frontline troops further away from their disputed border in the remote Himalayan Ladakh region

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.

China and India are pulling back troops from the two remaining friction points along the disputed Himalayan border, days after the leaders of the two countries met.

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

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,