Exclusive: image obtained by Guardian shows substantial Chinese military structures erected despite agreements to disengage
Namgyal Durbuk knows the steep mountainous terrain of Ladakh like the back of his hand. But in the 45 years he has lived here, along the Indian state’s volatile and poorly defined border with neighbouring China, he has watched Indian land disappear before his eyes.
“The Indian government is lying that there is no land capture by China,” said Durbuk, a former councillor. “Our vast green pastures, where local herders used take their cattle have been taken over. A number of locals have been forced by this situation to sell their cattle and move towards urban settlements for their livelihood.”
Continue reading…Exclusive: image obtained by Guardian shows substantial Chinese military structures erected despite agreements to disengageNamgyal Durbuk knows the steep mountainous terrain of Ladakh like the back of his hand. But in the 45 years he has lived here, along the Indian state’s volatile and poorly defined border with neighbouring China, he has watched Indian land disappear before his eyes.“The Indian government is lying that there is no land capture by China,” said Durbuk, a former councillor. “Our vast green pastures, where local herders used take their cattle have been taken over. A number of locals have been forced by this situation to sell their cattle and move towards urban settlements for their livelihood.” Continue reading…