THE STANDOFF BETWEEN INDIA AND CHINA- (Blog)
INTRODUCTION The Galwan Valley clash between India and China which started on 15 th June, 2020, was a result of building tensions between the border forces of the 2 nations since May 5 along the road of Actual Control (LAC) that crosses through the valley in Ladakh. Such tensions have their roots, historically within the Sino-Indian War (1962), but more recently in both China and India’s expansion of military infrastructure along the LAC. The 2020 deadlock is contrasting from previous Chinese invasions within the LAC because unlike the distinct and restricted encounters of the past, the present-day encounters are occurring at various points in Ladakh which suggest a high degree of Chinese premeditation and approval of its activities from the very top of the Chinese leadership. India’s construction of a feeder road that might connect with the road built last year from Darbuk-Shyok in Galwan Valley to Daulat Begh-Oldi was a trigger to Chinese Officials who saw this as an aggre...