Asfandyar Bhittani
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Hi,
Yaar bhai baat thodi uper say guzar rahi hai, Kindly explain please.
The actual LAC is at finger 4 as you have said as well, beyond finger 8 is China - between these 2 lines is disputed region which is already under Chinese control since 62 then why Indians are crying over something which they've lost in 62? And why are they claiming the line at finger 8 to be LAC which it is not?
The line at finger 8 is International border of China with the disputed region where both India and China have claims and is under control of China since 62.
Plus I also want to ask, the actual LAC is at finger 4 as you've said, is that the China claim line as well or they claim beyond that? Like finger 1, finger 2, finger 3, Merak area , the whole pangong lake or the whole of Ladakh etc? And please excuse my ignorance.
If India was a house in a harry potter world, it would be Slytherin. They lost This area, and most of if not all of galwan river valley in 1962 war. If your read the unilateral ceasefire announced by China in 1962, they chose to pull back 20 km (12 miles) from the LAC, abandoning some of the areas they have liberated. Before 1962, India used to patrol deep into aksai chin (shown in pic below). For Nehru, that was LAC. China pulled 20 km from the its claim line to maintain peace after 1962 (atpangong tso lake this meant going back to aksai china and china border) and Indians have since tried to sneak in every now and then like they did in Siachen.
For the most part, China's claim aligns with what the western line represents. But then again, the border depends on Beijing's mood like it did in 1962. They haven't officially crossed their own line as of yet. Maybe a little bit here and there but for the most part they have tried to secure their own claim line from Indian intrusions. Might cross next time India eyes Chinese territory.
So overall around 40 sq km of area?
Yes, minimum. Controlling that 40sq km area with a motorable road also means controlling heights north of the lake.