LINE OF ACTUAL CONTROL

  • November 1, 2020
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
  • Category: DPN Topics
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Subject: Security

Context: Any attempt to unilaterally change status quo unacceptable, says Foreign Affairs Minister.

Concept:

  • The Line of Actual Control (LAC) is the demarcation that separates Indian-controlled territory from Chinese-controlled territory.
  • India considers the LAC to be 3,488 km long, while the Chinese consider it to be only around 2,000 km.
  • It is divided into three sectors: the eastern sector which spans Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim (1346 km), the middle sector in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh (545 km), and the western sector in Ladakh (1597 km).
  • The alignment of the LAC in the eastern sector is along the 1914 McMahon Line.
  • The McMohan line marked out previously unclaimed/undefined borders between Britain and Tibet.
  • The middle sector is the least disputed sector, while the western sector witnesses the highest transgressions between the two sides.

Disagreements:

  • India’s claim line is different from that of the LAC. It is the line seen in the official boundary marked on the maps as released by the Survey of India, including Aksai Chin (occupied by China).
  • In China’s case, LAC corresponds mostly to its claim line, but in the eastern sector, it claims the entire Arunachal Pradesh as South Tibet.
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