While the apex court slammed the Union government's 'piecemeal' approach to environmental measures, it cited national security as a reason for allowing the road widening.
Among other things, China s new border law states that people living in the border areas shall support border patrol and control activities undertaken by the military.
With the 13th round of the India-China military talks failing, Indian and Chinese soldiers will have to suffer another freezing winter in the Himalayas.