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.
French philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau had once said: “Nothing is so gentle as man in his primitive state, when placed by nature at an equal distance from the stupidity of brutes and the fatal.