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In a significant development, 🇨🇳 road has breached the border at Aghil Pass (4805 m) and entered the lower Shaksgam valley of Kashmir, 🇮🇳 with the road-head now less than 30 miles from 🇮🇳 Siachen
This permanently answers the question of Shaksgam for 🇮🇳
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In a significant development, 🇨🇳 road has breached the border at Aghil Pass (4805 m) and entered the lower Shaksgam valley of Kashmir, 🇮🇳 with the road-head now less than 30 miles from 🇮🇳 Siachen
This permanently answers the question of Shaksgam for 🇮🇳
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Aghil Pass served as the northern frontier of Kashmir and Sinkiang in bygone times.
Here is the approach to Aghil Pass and recent imagery showing the Chinese road at the Aghil Pass.
The change in the status quo in Tans-Karakoram is almost impossible to reverse.
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Here is the approach to Aghil Pass and recent imagery showing the Chinese road at the Aghil Pass.
The change in the status quo in Tans-Karakoram is almost impossible to reverse.
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Time-lapse showing Chinese road approaching Aghil Pass. It all started last summer and the basic trail was completed in early autumn.
They have resumed further construction this month with construction approaching areas immediately north of India held Siachen Glacier.
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They have resumed further construction this month with construction approaching areas immediately north of India held Siachen Glacier.
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Overview of the Shaksgam Valley relative to all important strategic areas in the North.
As our neighbour approaches the Siachen glacier from the north while changing the status quo of the disputed Shaksgam valley, it's pragmatic to re-evaluate our strategic response.
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As our neighbour approaches the Siachen glacier from the north while changing the status quo of the disputed Shaksgam valley, it's pragmatic to re-evaluate our strategic response.
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