Rajnath Singh, Chinese Counterpart Meet - First Since Ladakh Disengagement

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today met his Chinese counterpart Dong Jun for bilateral talks in Vientiane, Lao PDR. The two leaders met for the first time since the military disengagement in Ladakh. They reviewed the situation at the Line of Actual Control and the disengagement in areas where the two sides were in a standoff for more than four years.

The meeting took place on the sidelines of a conclave of the 10-nation ASEAN grouping. Indian and Chinese militaries had completed the disengagement exercise in last two friction points at Demchok and Depsang late last month.

Regular patrolling by troops of both sides also resumed in the two areas after a gap of almost four-and-a-half years.