India, China agrees for total disengagement at LAC: Rajnath Singh

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday asserted that India is committed to maintain a peaceful situation at the Line of Control and has always emphasised on maintaining bilateral ties to maintain peace and tranquillity along the border areas. Addressing Rajya Sabha on eastern Ladakh row, he said that India and China have begun talks over North-South bank of Pangong Lake for disengagement of heavily deployed troops. Singh said China will keep its troops to the east of the Finger 8 at the north bank of Pangong Lake and India will keep its troops at its permanent base near Finger 3.