Tag: L.A.C.

India and China have been arch-nemesis due to border clashes. It is the world's largest territorial dispute, with each side claiming parts of Sikkim, Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh. The portion that China governs is called the Line of Actual Control ( L.A.C. ). This L.A.C is dynamic and has changed due to multiple border skirmishes since Indian independence in 1947. The latest skirmish involved 20 Indian soldiers dying fighting against the Chinese ones in Ladakh on 15th June 2020. Since then, 120,000 Indian troops have been stationed in Ladakh's region on the L.A.C. But China's expansionist ambition goes further as it claims the entirety of Arunachal Pradesh. They claim the region as their own and call it 'South Tibet'. According to military expert Sushant Singh, this region is essential...