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INDIA-CHINA TENSIONS 2021-2022: KEY DEVELOPMENTS
Focus :
- Tensions persisted between India and China along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) throughout 2021 and into the end of 2022.
- Primarily fueled by the eastern Ladakh standoff and China’s persistent attempts to infringe on Indian territory.
About Revelation of Incidents:
- Detailed information reveals confrontations between troops at Shankar Tekri in January 2022.
- The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) endeavored to besiege the Atari post after breaching the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
- June 2020 witnessed a violent clash in Galwan Valley, marking the first combat fatalities in 45 years.
Source: BBC
Source: BBCAbout Line of Actual Control (LAC):
- LAC acts as the Demarcation boundary separating territories controlled by India and China.
- Three Distinct Sectors:
- Eastern Sector: Encompassing Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim.
- Middle Sector: Extending over Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh.
- Western Sector: Covering the region in Ladakh.
- Differing Length Perspectives:
- India asserts a length of 3,488 km for the LAC.
- China, in contrast, recognizes it as approximately 2,000 km.
- India’s Claim Line:
- India’s official claim line is outlined in maps released by the Survey of India.
- Encompasses both Aksai Chin and Gilgit-Baltistan, diverging from the LAC.
- China’s Claim Perspective:
- LAC serves as the claim line for China, except in the eastern sector.
- In the eastern sector, China claims the entire Arunachal Pradesh as South Tibet.
