Indian officials say Chinese soldiers entered the Indian-controlled territory of Ladakh in early May at three different points, erecting tents and guard posts. Indian media reports say that the two armies have moved artillery guns in the region. India and China fought a border war in 1962 and have been trying since the early 1990s to settle their dispute without success. In all, China claims some 35,000 square miles of territory in India’s northeast, including the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh with its traditionally Buddhist population. India says China occupies 15,000 square miles of its territory in the Aksai Chin Plateau in the western Himalayas, including part of the Ladakh region.

Source: Irish Independent June 05, 2020 17:03 UTC