Rajnath Singh in Lok Sabha: Armoured vehicles back at base, India conceded nothing to China

After addressing the Rajya Sabha, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday addressed the Lok Sabha as well, on the ground situation in Eastern Ladakh.

Reiterating the development made earlier, Rajnath said, sustained talks with China have led to agreement on disengagement on the north and south banks of Pangong Lake, following which India-China will remove forward deployments in a phased, coordinated manner.

He added that is committed to maintaining bilateral ties and peace along the LAC.

"I want to assure this House that in these talks we have not conceded anything. The House should also know that there are still some outstanding issues with regard to deployment and patrolling at some other points along the LAC in Eastern Ladakh", he said.