No buffer zone on LAC, only suspended patrolling to avoid flareup on border - Hindustan Times

Initial reports had indicated that the PLA troops had moved 1.5 km from the stand-off point.

“All we have done is that both sides have withdrawn to rear positions so that no accident or flare-up takes place,” a senior military commander said.

The situation at Patrolling Point 15 (Gogra) and Patrolling Point 17 (Hot Springs) is that troops on both sides have disengaged although they are still some distance away from their positions on April 20, the day when the PLA’s troop buildup started

At Pangong Tso, the Chinese PLA has withdrawn from Finger 4 relief but some troops on both sides are still sitting on the ridge-line above it

Military and diplomatic officials said the two sides had decided to halt patrolling at the four stand-off points - Galwan, Gogra, Hot Springs and Pangong Tso - without prejudice to their patrolling rights as a precaution

The senior military commander cited above said the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is dismantling structures and moving vehicles back at the stand-off points in daylight to maintain transparency

It also wants Indian troops to move back the same distance as there is a trust deficit between the two sides

“It only requires a spark to catch fire and undo all the dialogue,” said a senior military commander