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It is a work in progress: Jaishankar on disengagement at Sino-Indian border

People familiar with the development said the fourth round of Lt General-level talks will be held early next week with an aim to finalise modalities for withdrawal of troops

S Jaishankar
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"It has just commenced. It is very much a work in progress. At this point, I really would not like to say more," Jaishankar said.

Press Trust of India New Delhi
As India and China attempt to lower weeks of border tension in eastern Ladakh, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said a disengagement and de-escalation process has been agreed upon between the two countries and it is "very much a work in progress".
"What just happened is that we have agreed on the need to disengage because the troops on both sides are deployed very close to each other. So there is a disengagement and de-escalation process which has been agreed upon," he said during an video interactive session at the India Global Week.
"It has just commenced. It is very

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