The Indian Foreign Ministry has accused Chinese troops of trying for occupying land in Ladakh. Media reports also acknowledged that the Chinese army was building a bridge over part of Pangong Lake in the occupied area.
However, Foreign Ministry spokesman Arindam Bagchi said that the land on Pangong Lake was not taken over by China during the 2020 Galwan incident. Almost six decades ago, during the Sino-Indian war. In the 1962 war, the People’s Liberation Army occupied large areas of Aksai Chin in Ladakh, including large parts of Pangong Lake. “China has been building infrastructure in the occupied territories for almost 70 years now,” Arindam said on Thursday.
Incidentally, in April 2020, the Chinese army entered from Finger Area-6 north of Pangong Lake. Bilateral peace talks began after the Galwan clashes in June. The Indian army occupied several highlands south of the lake. After repeated rounds of talks, troops from both sides withdrew from the confrontation in February.
Media reports from China’s ruling Communist Party recently claimed that the PLA had flown a red flag in the Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh on New Year’s Day.
