Pangong Tso disengagement: Three key takeaways as India, China finally break the deadlock The Pangong Tso disengagement is by no means the end of the Ladakh standoff, as both troops are still deployed offensively at Gogra-Hot Springs, Galwan Valley and Depsang Plains, that should be part of the next stage of extrication Sreemoy Talukdar February 15, 2021 18:43:49 IST File image released by the Indian Army shows military disengagement near Pangong in Ladakh. AFP Almost nine months into the military standoff in Ladakh along the LAC, India and China have announced that a limited and phased disengagement of troops is under way from February 10 on the northern and southern banks of Pangong Tso — the first tentative strides of a multi-step, protracted process expected to last weeks, if not months, before a final disengagement and de-escalation is achieved on terms suitable for both sides.