India has lost access to 26 out of 65 Patrolling Points in eastern Ladakh, according to one of the research papers submitted at last week’s annual police meet in Delhi, accessed by The Hindu. The “play safe” approach of the Indian Army that restricts the movement of the district administration and locals in forward areas has turned areas that were …
As several patrolling points in eastern Ladakh remain inaccessible to Indian troops more than two years after the Galwan clash with Chinese forces, a source in the defence establishment told The Hindu that after disengagement, in some well-known areas, neither side is patrolling, as per the understanding reached during their talks. The source said that “patrolling by both sides was …
There are at least 10 patrolling points along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh that have been blocked by Chinese troops, a senior government official told The Hindu. As per the disengagement plan agreed between the Corps Commanders of India and China on June 30, the two sides agreed to pull back from all the friction points and …