NEW DELHI, July 10 -- India's top strategy group on China led by National Security Advisor AjitDoval met on Wednesday late night to review the withdrawal of People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers from the standoff points in eastern Ladakh and decide the government's next steps.

This was their first meeting after Chinese troops started withdrawing troops from three of the standoff points after AjitDoval's two-hour-long conversation with Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi on Sunday evening, people familiar with the development told Reporters

Doval will have a second conversation with Qang Yi in about three weeks when the two sides will discuss the border situation again before the next step of de-escalation is ordered. Apart from the country...