India-China Border Dispute

India-China Border Dispute

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 5^th 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).

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?

·         The Line of Actual Control is the disputed boundary between India and China.

·         The LAC Divided into three sectors: Western, Middle, Eastern

·         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.

·         The LAC mostly passes on land. but Pongong Tso is unique case Where the LAC passes through the water as well