Lt Gen YK Joshi recalls most tense moment in India-China standoff in Ladakh

After nearly eight months since Chinese incursions in eastern Ladakh triggered a military standoff, India and China have initiated disengagement. Satellite images and other sources of information confirm the withdrawal of Chinese PLA troops from the buffer zone along the Line of Actual Control (LAC).

In an exclusive interview with India Today, Commander of the Indian Army's Northern Command Lt General YK Joshi said that disengagement has been smooth so far.

"We mutually agreed that disengagement will happen in four steps. Step one would be the disengagement of the armour and the mech [mechanical regiments] on the R2 (RR) complex," Lt Gen YK Joshi said.