Breaking News: Chinese Troops Pulled Back To Finger 8 of the northern banks of Pangong Tso Lake, Ladakh.
A Huge Breaking News, After nearly a year of intrusions, Chinese troops are said to have disengaged from flashpoints along the Line of Actual Control. Pangong Tso or Pangong Lake is an endorheic lake spanning eastern Ladakh and West Tibet situated at an elevation of 4,225 m. It is 134 km long and divided into five sub lakes, called Pangong Tso, Tso Nyak, Rum Tso, and Nyak Tso.
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As per the recent development, the Chinese troops have pulled back to Finger 8 of Pangong Tso lake. whereas Indian troops have now pulled back to DST post in between Finger 3 and Finger 4 of Pangong Tso. It means China has been pushed back till finger 8 of Pangong Tso lake.
As per the sources, there will be no more patrolling to be done between the flashpoints Finger 4 and Finger 8 by both the countries.
Sources also say the engagement process are been carried out in a phased manner. The Breakthrough comes after several commander levels talks took place on both sides.
Background of the new Chinese PLA Position:
India had established three posts in Sirijap prior to the Sino-Indian War in 1962. between April 1960 and October 1962. Chinese forces defeated these posts on 21 October 1962 after encountering fierce resistance.
Report: Chinese troops have pulled back to Finger 8 of Pangong lake whereas Indian troops have now pulled back to DST post between F2-F3.
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No patrolling to be done between F4-F8.
After the war, a Line of Actual Control (LAC) has come into being, which in India’s view, runs to the left of the Sirijap plain at a shore point called “Finger 8”. China claims the LAC to be further west at “Finger 4”. The area between the two fingers continues to be patrolled by the Indian border police.
With inputs from Wikipedia, Twitter, India Today.
