ThePrint was first to report in January 2022 that China’s PLA was building bridge over Pangong Tso on its territory in Khurnak, the narrowest part of the lake.
Being close to LAC, our focus is on accelerating development in border villages. The Marathon is one such initiative, says Leh DM Shrikant Balahsaheb Suse.
MEA spokesperson Bagchi also said India always felt that the area that is referred to in the reports is under the occupation of the Chinese side for decades.
China's People's Liberation Army aims for multiple routes to counter any possible operations by the Indian forces on the southern banks of the Pangong Tso in the future.
Bridge will cut down 180-km loop from Chinese-held Khurnak to south bank via PLA garrison. Built to counter operations like Indian Army's capture of dominating heights in 2020.
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China-India tensions began in late April last year when the Chinese objected to India’s construction of footbridges in Galwan Valley but the first major clash was on 18 May 2020.
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Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
Great job by Indian Army