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By CLAUDE ARPI I had then reported for Rediff.com: ‘...it is imperative not to forget Ladakh’s special location: It is the only region in India facing two enemies -- the Chinese ‘Liberation Army’ on the high plateau of Aksai Chin and Linzinthang in the north, with Tibet in the west and Pakistan in the east.
'It is flabbergasting to think that this heavenly region has, for decades, been coveted by India's aggressive neighbours,' says Claude Arpi after a recent visit to Ladakh. 'Wanting to use the newly created infrastructure to defend the borders after the clash of 2020 with China and the resulting standoffs, the home ministry is keen to boost border tourism to show that these areas are controlled by India.'
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The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has initiated the construction of a 64 km long Likaru-Mig-la Fukche Road close to the Hanle, which is located in the
Ladakh, large area of the northern and eastern Kashmir region, northwestern Indian subcontinent. Administratively, Ladakh is divided between Pakistan (northwest), as part of Gilgit-Baltistan, and India (southeast), as part of Ladakh union territory (until October 31, 2019, part of Jammu and Kashmir state); in addition, China administers portions of northeastern Ladakh. Ladakh covers about 45,000 square miles (117,000 square km) and contains the Ladakh Range, which is a southeastern extension of the Karakoram Range, and the upper Indus River valley. Ladakh is one of the highest regions of the ...