Category: Pangong Tso Lake

China’s Construction of Bridge in Disputed Border Region Poses Military Threat to India: Experts

NEW DELHI—The Chinese military is nearing completion of a bridge on the Pangong Tso Lake in the disputed border area between India and China in the eastern Ladakh region. The Indian government said on Feb. 4 the construction was carried out in areas illegally occupied by China. Pangong Tso is a high-altitude, trans-Himalayan lake that…


India and China Decide to Pull Back From 10-Month-Old Military Standoff

NEW DELHI–India and China have decided to disengage from the Pangong Tso lake after ten months of military standoff, said Ranjnath Singh, India’s Defense Minister while addressing Rajya Sabha, India’s upper house of the parliament on Feb. 11. “The implementation of this agreement will substantially restore the situation to that existing prior to commencement of…


India, China Agree to Pull Back From 10-Month Military Standoff

NEW DELHI—India and China have agreed to pull back their troops from the Pangong Tso lake along their disputed border in the western Himalayas after a 10-month military standoff, Indian Defense Minister Ranjnath Singh told that nation’s upper house of Parliament on Feb. 11. “The implementation of this agreement will substantially restore the situation to that existing…