Indian Border Patrols Resume as Minister Warns of “Other Challenges”

Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar (L) on stage at the Raisina Down Under conference on 5 November. Image: Tracy Nearmy / AFP.

Indian army patrols of key areas along its disputed border have been completed for the first time since a bloody border incident in 2020 resulted in a standoff with China. The army’s 14th corps announced on Monday that they successfully completed patrols of parts of Depsang Ara in Eastern Ladakh.

“Following the consensus between the Indian and Chinese sides for disengagement and resumption of patrolling in Depsang and Demchok, the Indian army patrol to one of the patrolling points in Depsang was successfully conducted today. This is yet another positive step towards maintaining peace and tranquility on the LAC [Line of Actual Control.]” the corps posted on X.

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