Beijing seeks to settle Uyghurs, Tibetans, and Gorkhas along the nearly 3,500 km long Line of Actual Control from west to east through resettlement villages or border defence villages
By CLAUDE ARPI I had then reported for Rediff.com: ‘.it is imperative not to forget Ladakh’s special location: It is the only region in India facing two enemies the Chinese ‘Liberation Army’ on the high plateau of Aksai Chin and Linzinthang in the north, with Tibet in the west and Pakistan in the east.
It is flabbergasting to think that this heavenly region has, for decades, been coveted by India s aggressive neighbours, says Claude Arpi after a recent visit to Ladakh. Wanting to use the newly created infrastructure to defend the borders after the clash of 2020 with China and the resulting standoffs, the home ministry is keen to boost border tourism to show that these areas are controlled by India.
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As India and China agree to “intensify efforts” to de-escalate border tensions but continue their spat over border land demarcation, the arduous task of reassessing gaps in border infrastructure along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) remains the primary focus of the Union Home ministry, which does not want to give Chinese PLA another chance to make inroads into its territory.