India-China Border Dispute
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| India-China Border Dispute |
History
The
Indo-China war, that began on 20 October 1962, saw a month –long standoff
between 10k-20k Indian Soldiers and 80k Chinese Soldiers.The War ended on 21
November 1962. Aksi chin In Jammu and Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh in North East
are three Reason for the war after a 1 month long war , China succeeded in gaining
control over Aksai Chin.
Recent Dispute,
On
5th May 2020, a blows out between Indian and Chinese soldiers at the
Pangong Tso lake, Which is located 14,000 feet (4,270 metres) above the sea
level in the Himalayan region of Ladakh. The incident at the Line of Actual
Control (LAC), continued until the next day, resulting in 11 soldiers being
injured on both sides. Three days later and nearly 1,200km (745 miles) away to
the east along the LAC, another fight erupted at Nathu La Pass in the Indian
state of Sikkim after Indian soldiers stopped a patrol party from China's
People’s Liberation Army (PLA).
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| Pangong Tso lake, Which is located 14,000 feet (4,270 metres) above the sea level in the Himalayan region of Ladakh. |
A
number of Chinese Army personnel entered into the Indian side of the de-facto
border and were camping in Pangong Tso and Galwan Valley since then.
In
the midst of escalating border tension between Indian and Chinese troops in
eastern Ladakh, Prime Minister Narendra on 26 May 2020 met with National
Security Adviser Ajit Doval, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and the
three service chiefs with a focus on bolstering India's military preparedness
to deal with external security challenges. "China's strategy to put
military pressure on India will not work. We want restoration of the status quo
along the LAC" said an official on the condition of anonymity.
The
overall situation in the China-India border area is stable and under control,
and the two countries are capable of resolving border issues through dialogue
and negotiations, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said 27 May 2020, following
reports claiming China had moved 5,000 troops to the China-India border area.
Some
analysts have suggested that the Chinese border assertion was a way to divert
global attention from its handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
What
is LAC?
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The Line of Actual Control
is the disputed boundary between India and China.
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The LAC Divided into
three sectors: Western, Middle, Eastern
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These two countries
disagree on the exact location of the LAC in various areas, India claims that
LAC is 3,488 km long, china believes it to be around 2,000 km long.
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The LAC mostly passes on
land. but Pongong Tso is unique case Where the LAC passes through the water as
well
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