New Delhi: India and China have agreed on a gradual and verifiable disengagement from their over 50 day troop confrontation in different areas of Eastern Ladakh, which will eventually laid to the two sides also thinning out their massive military buildup along with the 3, 488 Kms LAC.

The break through on the d- escalation came from during the 11^th hour meeting between 14 Corps Commander Lt. Gen Harinder Singh and South Xinjiang Military District Chief Major General Liu Lin which finally ended at 10.30 am on Monday.

A smaller meeting on June 6^th had resulted in a consensus over disengagement that went away after Chinese troops refused to adhere to the pullback plan in Galwan Valley and attacked Col. Santosh Babu and his men. A week after the clash at Galwan Valley, following blame appropriating by both sides, this outcome of the fresh discussions is a welcome development, which will, however, need action on the ground.

The modalities for disengagement from all friction areas in Eastern Ladakh were discussed and will be taken forward by both sides, according to the official sources on Tuesday. The step-by-step disengagement will first take place at the face- off sites in the Galwan Valley region and Gogra Hot Springs area, where the rival troops are more or less on their own sides of the LAC. They will need to move further away and thin down deployment.