India-China standoff

Subject – IR

Context – India, China commander talks end in impasse.

Concept –

Southeast of Galwan Valley,Hot Springs lies in the Chang Chenmo river valley, close to Kongka La, a pass that marks the Line of Actual Control.
- In 1962, China attacked Hot Springs even though it was not among the sectors that saw heavy fighting.
The PLA has traditionally had a major base east of Kongka La. The pass also marks the border between two of China’s most sensitive provinces — Xinjiang to the north and Tibet to the south.
- Kongka La lies west of China’s G219 highway which connects Xinjiang and Tibet.
In the run-up to the 1962 war, an incident at Kongka La made the Indian government hand over the responsibility of the border in Ladakh to the Army.

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