What is the difference between LAC and Loc?

While LAC stands for Line of Actual Control, LOC stands for Line of Control. For instance, the border separating parts of India and Pakistan-controlled Jammu Kashmir is called the LOC, while LAC is a border like Aksai Chin which is not clearly demarcated between India and China.

What is the name of the territory that is disputed between China Pakistan and India?

Kashmir
Kashmir. The conflict over Kashmir is primarily between India and Pakistan, with China largely playing a third-party role. Conflict started after the partition of India in 1947, as both India and Pakistan initially claimed the entirety of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir.

What does Lac mean in India?

The Line of Actual Control (LAC) is a notional demarcation line that separates Indian-controlled territory from Chinese-controlled territory in the Sino-Indian border dispute. The term is said to have been used by Zhou Enlai in a 1959 letter to Jawaharlal Nehru.

How did Ladakh become part of India?

Indian union territory of Ladakh In August 2019, a reorganisation act was passed by the Parliament of India which contained provisions to reconstitute Ladakh as a union territory, separate from the rest of Jammu and Kashmir on 31 October 2019.

Did India fail to protect its borders in Ladakh?

According to her, India had failed in the protection of its borders, and even in 2020, all along the LAC, India had lost land. Other local Ladakhi leaders also acknowledged similar incursions by Chinese forces in the region.

What is China doing in the disputed border regions with India?

China has also extensively developed their infrastructure in these disputed border regions and are continuing to do so. The revocation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, in August 2019, by the Indian government has also troubled China.

What is India’s role in the Sino-Indian border standoff?

Amid the standoff, India reinforced the region with approximately 12,000 additional workers, who would assist India’s Border Roads Organisation in completing the development of Indian infrastructure along the Sino-Indian border.

Will China’s choice have implications for India and the world?

Indeed, the choice China makes between these two alternatives will have implications for India and the rest of the world in their dealing with China. Feeling anxious about your UPSC preparation?