NEW DELHI, 05 January 2022, (TON): Union Minister Kiren Rijiju tweeted “the Indian Army hoisted the national flag in eastern Ladakh's Galwan valley during the New Year.”

The tweet comes a day after Chinese troops in a state media tweet showed them with their flag at Galwan valley.

Army sources have told media that the video from the official Chinese media Twitter handle does not violate the demilitarised zone between the two countries in the area.

After the violent faceoff in Galwan valley in June 2020, several rounds of military and diplomatic talks have been held but largely they have ended in a stalemate.

Disengagement at some border points did take place but by and large, there is an impasse on complete disengagement. Disengagement at Depsang and Hot Springs remains a key sticky point. There is still a huge build-up of forces on each side of eastern Ladakh even during the harsh winter.

Satellite images from July last year confirmed the disengagement of Indian and Chinese soldiers from the Galwan clash site by 2 km on either side. This took place after special representative-level talks between National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi.