Ladakh

With the 13th round of the India-China military talks failing, Indian and Chinese soldiers will have to suffer another freezing winter in the Himalayas.

The project will provide round the year connectivity between the Kashmir Valley and Ladakh.

“But just because the topography of the Aksai Chin doesn’t afford a neat natural line to use as a border, it doesn’t mean that both sides can’t come up with a borderline that can be respected.”

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Beneath the geopolitical clash between India and China, the people of Ladakh live with the weight of an economic collapse and worries about war.

The two sides remain mired in a standoff with a final agreement still remote.

Even those who demanded UT status have been disappointed by the reality: less representation, more bureaucracy, and still no jobs.

History casts a long shadow in the Himalayas.

China’s fait accompli in Eastern Ladakh has disintegrated more than two decades of bilateral mechanisms and understandings.

The Chinese approach to India represents continuity in behavior.

The RSS’ mouthpieces spoke of Beijing in belligerent words, but did not admit failures or formally suggest any new policies to counter China.