Chinese troops have captured additional territory in Fingers 2 and 3 of thenorth bank of Pangong Tso lake in the Ladakh region of Indian OccupiedJammu and Kashmir, a former BJP parliamentarian has told Indian publication*TheHindu.link*
Thupstan Chhewang, who has represented Ladakh in the past, said thesituation at the border was ‘critical’, with Chinese troops capturingprominent positions.
“Even Hot Springs area they have not fully vacated… this is what we havecome to know from locals,” he was quoted as saying.
Chhewang said he also received information from locals living along theLine of Actual Control (LAC) that Indian soldiers were living in”inadequate tents in sub-zero conditions”.
The trouble began early in April when New Delhi says Chinese troopsintruded deep into what it claimed was ‘India’s side’ of the LAC in theLadakh sector, which adjoins the Tibetan plateau.
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Beijing claimed the area to be its territory and blamed Indian roadconstruction activity in the area for ‘destabilising the situation’.
So far, there has been no sign of a troop pullback even though winter isapproaching, and the area is considered uninhabitable.
