Here is my Exclusive ground report for @guardian from Ladakh with @HannahEP
Images obtained by us shows substantial Chinese military structures erected despite agreements to disengage
theguardian.com/world/2020/jul…
Images obtained by us shows substantial Chinese military structures erected despite agreements to disengage
theguardian.com/world/2020/jul…
There are eight ridges around Panong Tso, known as the eight fingers. Former military commanders and locals say India used to control the whole area, but Chinese troops have gradually moved in and as of two weeks ago it is understood they now control four of the eight fingers
“The villagers are scared by the presence of the Chinese forces. They are so close they can even see their lights in the night for the first time,” said Durbuk, who recently visited the area and fears India will lose entire the Ladakh region in the coming 20 years....
Tashi Chhepal, 60, a retired India army captain, who fought in the 1962 war with China, affirmed that when he was a young officer, Galwan Valley was considered Indian territory and there were no Chinese posts even close to it.
But with Chinese troops at patrolling point 14 in Galwan Valley, he said such a journey would be unthinkable now.
