India and China have started pulling back their troops from the face-off points on the disputed Himalayan frontier, an Indian government source familiar with the matter said. The two nuclear-armed neighbours had reached a deal earlier this week on patrolling the frontier to end a four-year military stand-off,

The disengagement of Indian and Chinese troops has begun at two friction points—Demchok and Depsang Plains—in the Eastern Ladakh sector. According to defence officials, adhering to agreements between both the sides,