After nearly three months of a tense standoff between troops of India and China at Doklam near Sikkim border, India has announced ‘expeditious disengagement of border personnel’, the Ministry of External Affairs said. “In recent weeks, India and China have maintained diplomatic communication in respect of the incident at Doklam. Meanwhile, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said India has pulled back its border personnel and equipment from Doklam. “China has confirmed that Indian troops and equipment have all withdrawn to the Indian side of the border area in Doklam on Monday afternoon. We hope India can fulfill the historic agreement on the border and safeguard the stability of the border area with China,” Hua added.

Source: Indian Express August 28, 2017 06:53 UTC