Line of Actual Control

“The Chinese find the unsettled LAC a convenient means of keeping India off-balance and ensuring that this Asian country that has the potential of being an equal to China remains in check.”

The year-long impasse in the talks has ended. Will it lead to a Modi-Xi summit on the sidelines of the SCO summit in Samarkand?

The new law is a tool for Beijing to further expand its sovereignty into its neighbors’ domains.

Sometime in 2020, China began building a village in territory disputed with India.

In their reports of the 12th round of corps commander-level talks, China and India had differing details in almost every respect.

Despite continuing talks between India and China, military preparations clearly are continuing, too.

The highway will enable the People’s Liberation Army to mobilize troops and military equipment faster overland to the Line of Actual Control.

If the PLA statement and media reports hold, the disengagement would mark a first, crucial step toward ending the nine-month standoff in Ladakh.

India also remains concerned about Chinese infrastructure growth and relocation activities across the LAC.

The Ya’an-Nyingchi rail line will simultaneously bolster China’s control over Tibet as well as serve a military purpose.

Herbs, fungi, musk deer and bears attract local risk-takers looking to make a living.