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Claim: Demchok sector is a territory of India (Demchok sector, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-09-08): Demchok (Tibetan: ཌེམ་ཆོག, Wylie: bde mchog, THL: dem chok, ZYPY: dêmqog),[1][a] was described by a British boundary commission in 1847 as a village lying on the border between the Kingdom of Ladakh and the Tibet. It was a "hamlet of half a dozen huts and tents", divided into two parts by a rivulet which formed the boundary between the two states.[5][6] The rivulet, a tributary of the Indus River variously called the Demchok River, Charding Nullah, or the Lhari stream, was set as the boundary between Ladakh and Tibet in the 1684 Treaty of Tingmosgang. By 1904–05, the Tibetan side of the hamlet was said to have had 8 to 9 huts of zamindars (landholders), while the Ladakhi side had two.[7] The area of the former Demchok now straddles the Line of Actual Control, the effective border of the People's Republic of China's Tibet Autonomous Region and the Republic of India's Ladakh Union Territory. [...] Indian-administered village [edit]The Indian-administered village of Demchok lies on the north-west bank of the Charding Nullah and LAC. According to the 2011 Census of India, the village had a population of 78 people from 31 households.[39] In 2019, the village had a population of 69 people.[40] [...] External links [edit]- Demchok Western Sector (Chinese claim), OpenStreetMap - Demchok Eastern Sector (Indian claim), OpenStreetMap
Claim: Demchok sector is a territory of India (Demchok sector, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-07-29): The Demchok[lower-alpha 1] sector is a disputed area named after the villages of Demchok, Ladakh and Dêmqog, Tibet, situated near the confluence of the Charding Nullah and Indus River. It is a part of the greater Sino-Indian border dispute between China and India. Both China and India claim the disputed region, with a Line of Actual Control between the two nations situated along the Charding Nullah.[lower-alpha 2] [...] - ↑ Arpi, Claude (19 May 2017). "The Case of Demchok". Indian Defence Review. http://www.indiandefencereview.com/spotlights/the-case-of-demchok/. "The talks were held in Beijing between Zhang Hanfu, China's Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, N. Raghavan, the Indian Ambassador to China and T.N. Kaul, his Chargé d'Affaires and Chen Chai-Kang, a Director. They lasted from December 1953 till end of April 1954. [...] Kaul objected, Demchok was in India, he told Chen who answered that India's border was further on the West of the Indus. On Kaul's insistence Chen said "There can be no doubt about actual physical possession which can be verified on spot but to avoid any dispute we may omit mention of Demchok". [...] In October 1962, the Demchok sub-sector was held by the 7 J&K Militia. The PLA launched an attack on October 22. [...] The PLA eventually withdrew, but occupied the southern part of Demchok." [...] - Demchok Western Sector on OpenStreetMap (Indian-controlled)
Claim: Demchok sector is a territory of India (Demchok sector, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2023-04-25): This resulted in a military stand-off.</p>.<p>Though protracted negotiations led to the mutual withdrawal of troops by both the Indian Army and the Chinese PLA from some of the face-off points along the LAC, like Galwan Valley, the northern and southern banks of Pangong Tso, Gogra Post and Hot Springs, the stand-off could not be resolved completely so far. The PLA troops deployed in Depsang, well inside the territory of India along the LAC with China, are still continuing to block the Indian Army’s access to Patrolling Points 10, 11, 12, 12A and 13. A face-off is also continuing in Demchok.</p>.<p>Beijing has of late been claiming that the mutual withdrawal of troops by the Chinese PLA and the Indian Army from Patrolling Point 15 (Gogra-Hotsprings area) in September 2022 marked the restoration of normalcy along the LAC in eastern Ladakh.</p>.<p>China’s claim appears to be an attempt to subtly build up pressure on India to accept the "new normal" in Depsang and Demchok areas. </p>
Claim: Demchok sector is a territory of India (Demchok sector, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-10-01): The Chinese moving in troops in April 2020 was the breach of all five agreements/understandings signed since 1993. There are 65 patrolling points with two add-ons in between, beginning from Karakoram Pass and stretching down to Demchok. [...] "The 'friction' due to the standoff between the ground forces of the Indian Army and the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) remains at two friction points Depsang and Demchok. The military has been consistent in its interpretation of the processes of disengagement from Galwan, Gogra, Hotsprings and North and south banks of Pangong Tso which "does not change India's claim over the alignment of LAC." [...] The other standoff which remains is at the Charding Nonong Nallah (CNN) in Demchok with around three tents pitched across. The LAC passes through CNN.
Claim: Demchok sector is a territory of India (Demchok sector, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2022-09-14): NEW DELHI: The Indian defence establishment hopes the focus will now shift to defusing the much more crucial face-offs at Depsang Plains and Demchok in eastern Ladakh after India and China on Tuesday completed the verification process for troop disengagement at Patrolling Point-15 in the larger Gogra-Hot Springs area.
Claim: Demchok sector is a territory of India (Demchok sector, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-07-28): China Builds Village Near LAC in Demchok, India Counters New Delhi: Fortifying its position along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh, China’s People’s Liberation Army troops have started constructing a new village along the LAC in the Demchok sector. [...] Depsang and Demchok are two points in Ladakh where the standoff continues between the Indian Army and the PLA. The Chinese have pitched tents at Charding Nonong Nallah in Demchok to prevent access to Indian troops in the area.
Claim: Demchok sector is a territory of India (Demchok sector, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-09-30): Pakistan [edit]Kashmir [edit]The conflict over Kashmir is primarily between India and Pakistan, with China largely playing a third-party role.[31][32] 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. In 1963, Pakistan recognized Chinese sovereignty over the Trans-Karakoram Tract and Aksai Chin.[14] India controls 70% of Kashmir's population and approximately 55% of its land area including Jammu, Kashmir Valley, most of Ladakh, and Siachen Glacier.[33] Pakistan controls approximately 30% of the land including Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan. China controls the remaining 15% of the land, including Aksai Chin and the mostly uninhabited Trans-Karakoram Tract, as well as part of the Demchok sector.[34][35][36][37][38][39]
Claim: Demchok sector is a territory of India (Demchok sector, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2022-02-04): Friction points in Ladakh - ‘Friction point’ are the points of Chinese ingress into hitherto India-controlled territory in Ladakh, where this control is exercised by the Army and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) through regular patrols to the claimed areas. [...] - This attempt to delink the strategically important area of Depsang from the ongoing Ladakh border crisis is worrying. [...] Dangers of delinking Depsang - Invalidation of Indian claims: The biggest danger of delinking Depsang from the current border crisis in Ladakh, however, is of corroborating the Chinese argument, which invalidates the rightful Indian claim over a large swathe of territory.
Claim: Demchok sector is a territory of India (Demchok sector, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2019-07-13): Dalai Lama’s birthday in the Demchok sector close to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) last week. [...] Demchok is one of the 23 "disputed and sensitive areas" identified on the LAC, stretching from eastern Ladakh to Arunachal Pradesh, which witnesses frequent "transgressions and troop face-offs" between the two armies due to "differing perceptions" of the unresolved boundary. The other disputed areas in Ladakh include Trig Heights, Dumchele, Chumar, Spanggur Gap and Pangong Tso. PLA troops, in the garb of nomads with cattle, had intruded around 300-400 metres inside the Demchok sector to pitch five tents in the Cherdong-Nerlong Nallan area in July last year. The PLA subsequently removed three of their tents after brigadier-level talks between the two armies.
Claim: Demchok sector is a territory of India (Demchok sector, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-05-14): - On the Depsang Plains and Demchok, there are fundamental disagreements, as India maintains that they terming them as legacy issues predating the 2020 standoff. [...] 4. The strategic significance of Depsang - Demchok is one of the two mutually agreed-disputed areas in Eastern Ladakh, while Depsang is another friction point. - In Demchok, while there are varying claims in the Charding La area, China has set up tents on this side of Charding Nala.
Claim: Demchok sector is a territory of India (Demchok sector, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-08-11): Demchok[a] (Tibetan: ཌེམ་ཆོག, Wylie: bde mchog, THL: dem chok),[6][7] previously called New Demchok,[8] and called Parigas (Chinese: 巴里加斯; pinyin: Bālǐ jiā sī) by the Chinese,[6][9][b] is a village and military encampment in the Indian-administered Demchok sector, that is disputed between India and China. It is administered as part of the Nyoma tehsil in the Leh district of Ladakh by India,[1][10] and claimed by China as part of the Tibet Autonomous Region.[11] [...] - ^ Arpi, Claude (December 2016) [abridged version published in Indian Defence Review, 19 May 2017], The Case of Demchok (PDF): 'Kaul objected, Demchok was in India, he told Chen who answered that India's border was further on the West of the Indus. On Kaul's insistence Chen said "There can be no doubt about actual physical possession which can be verified on spot but to avoid any dispute we may omit mention of Demchok". Though Kaul repeated Demchok was on India's side, the Chinese did not budge.' [...] External links [edit]- Demchok Western Sector (Chinese claim), OpenStreetMap - Demchok Eastern Sector (Indian claim), OpenStreetMap
Claim: Demchok sector is a territory of India (Demchok sector, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2023-10-25): Demchok[2][a] (Tibetan: བདེ་མཆོག, Wylie: bde mchog, THL: dem chok, ZYPY: dêmqog),[6][7] is a Chinese-administered village in the Zhaxigang Township, Ngari Prefecture in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. India disputes the status and claims it as part of the Demchok sector that it regards as part of Ladakh. [...] Later in 1954, India published maps of its territory with defined borders, in which Demchok was claimed as Indian territory, border being set 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Demchok.[19] In contrast, China has held that the border was some 10 miles west along the Indus Valley in line with the old British maps.[20] In October 1955, China established a Border Working Group in the Demchok village.[21]
Claim: Demchok sector is a territory of India (Demchok sector, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2022-09-29): Even though the recent development is countable and significant nonetheless, the lingering issue of de-escalation and disengagement along the LAC at Depsang Plains and Demchok still remains. The Chinese militia has deployed a massive number of troops at Depsang Plains and Demchok, where three to five tents across Charding Nilong Nallah have been built-up. Demchok is a territory claimed by India. [...] Earlier, in May 2021, China deployed more than 60,000 troops opposite the Indian territory in Eastern Ladakh after the Galwan valley crisis. It went on to build its infrastructures - such as roads and bridges. As a result, the Indian Army also responded in strong terms. With both countries adamant in their stances, the tension in the region escalated manifold.
Claim: Demchok sector is a territory of India (Demchok sector, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2023-02-02): Located near the Ladakh-Tibet frontier, Demchok is at the heart of a growing confrontation between the two civilisational nation states in the trans Himalayas. Recent reports indicate increased hostility from China’s border guards towards Indian patrolling units Demchok village in India is nestled at the foot of the revered Lhari Karpo (white holy mountain), known as ‘Chhota Kailash’ to both Buddhist and Hindu pilgrims. According to the Treaty of Tingmosgang in 1684, Demchok was considered a part of India. In the 1840s, a Dogra invasion of western Tibet resulted in a stalemate, leading to the Treaty of Chushul, which marked the old and established frontiers at Demchok as the boundary between both sides.
Claim: Demchok sector is a territory of India (Demchok sector, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2021-05-05): India’s new strategic reality is not limited to Ladakh — India faces increased threats and uncertainty all along the LAC. At Naku La, at the international border in northern Sikkim, Indian and Chinese troops in close proximity have clashed twice, in May 2020 and January 2021.[39] Commercial satellite imagery reveals that China built new roads and fortifications near Naku La in the second half of 2020.[40] In the eastern sector of the LAC, facing the Indian state of Aruncahal Pradesh, China has not only continued its military and civil infrastructure construction, but has also threatened to build a new dam on what India calls the Brahmaputra River — a move which would give China control of a crucial water source for northeastern India.[41] Thus, India has no assurances that the May 2020 Ladakh incursions were the only or the final threat to the territorial status quo — other acts of aggression or coercion may yet occur.
Claim: Demchok sector is a territory of India (Demchok sector, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2023-06-04): Since the Corps commander level talks in 2020, the two sides have so far undertaken disengagement from five friction points — at Galwan after the violent clash in June 2020, the north and south banks of Pangong Tso in February 2021, at Patrolling Point (PP) 17 in the Gogra-Hot Springs area in August 2021, and PP15 in September 2022. On the Depsang Plains and Demchok, there are fundamental disagreements, as India maintains that they are the two additional friction points that still remain while China has refused to accept it, terming them as legacy issues predating the 2020 standoff. On several occasions, Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande has termed the situation along the LAC as "stable but unpredictable" while stating that five out of the seven friction points in Eastern Ladakh have been resolved and the focus is now on the remaining two points. [...] Demchok is one of the two mutually agreed disputed areas in Eastern Ladakh, while Depsang is another friction point. In Demchok while there are varying claims in the Charding La area, China has set up tents on this side of Charding nala. The crucial Sub-Sector North (SSN) consists of the Depsang plains and Daulat Beg Oldie (DBO). Currently, the airfield at DBO is accessible by the 255 km-long Darbuk-Shyok-DBO (DSDBO) road. A plan for an alternate axis across Saser La which has an ancient trade route, is in the works.
Claim: Demchok sector is a territory of India (Demchok sector, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2022-08-29): NEW DELHI: Some Indian villagers were stopped from taking their livestock to their traditional grazing grounds by Chinese soldiers in the Demchok area of eastern Ladakh last week, which led to talks between the rival military commanders in the area to resolve the issue. [...] The CNN track junction in Demchok, Patrolling Point-15 (PP-15) near the Kugrang Nallah in the Chang Chenmo sector and the strategically-important Depsang Bulge area are the three major troop face-off sites in the continuing military confrontation between India and China in eastern Ladakh since May 2020. [...] India and China have held 16 rounds of corps commander talks, with the last being on July 17, without any concrete progress being made on disengagement and de-escalation at PP-15, Demchok and Depsang in the high-altitude area.
Claim: Demchok sector is a territory of India (Demchok sector, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2022-11-18): Chinese forces occupied the largest expanse of territory in Depsang and Demchok during spring 2020, but disengagement has yet to occur in these areas. The Chinese are reportedly unwilling to even discuss the creation of buffer zones in these two areas, claiming that the dispute is not part of the current standoff but dates back to 2013 (The Hindu, March 11). If India acquiesces to China’s refusal to disengage in Depsang and Demchok, this will be not only a major loss of land but also strategic territory for India. To the north of Depsang lies the Karakoram Pass, to its east is Aksai Chin and the Siachen Glacier lies to its west. India’s control over the vital Sub-Sector North (SSN) in Ladakh, which depends on a recently built 255-km long Darbuk-Shyok-Daulat Beg Oldi Road runs through Depsang (The Print, September 19, 2020).
Claim: Demchok sector is a territory of India (Demchok sector, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-07-27): Kunga Lotos, a member of the Changpa nomadic community who lives in Demchok — a village on the border — has photographs of his land which he says is now under Chinese control. He describes two areas called Neylung and part of Kakjung, both pastures, which are no longer accessible to the residents of Demchok. "It has been three to four years since we were allowed to go into these pasturelands. They don’t let anyone through." [...] "The Chinese object to us building anything in our own territory, but they have built buildings without any objections from our government," said a local resident who wanted to remain anonymous since he works with the Indian Army. As an example, the resident described an attempt by the local Indian government to build a bathroom near the hot-springs of Demchok. "They didn’t let us build it but they have constructed a building on the other side. I don’t understand why they stopped us." [...] Sometime in 2014 – 2015, the PLA also occupied the Neylung pastures in Demchok phu within Demchok village. The Indian Army has prohibited nomads from accessing the area since.
Claim: Demchok sector is a territory of India (Demchok sector, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2020-10-19): Chinese soldier apprehended in Ladakh’s Demchok sector, in army custody [...] The PLA soldier, identified as Corporal Wang Ya Long, was apprehended in the Demchok sector of eastern Ladakh on Monday after he had strayed across the LAC, a statement released by the Indian Army read. [...] The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) soldier, identified as Corporal Wang Ya Long, was apprehended in the Demchok sector of eastern Ladakh on Monday after he had strayed across the Line of Control (LAC), the Indian Army said in a statement. They said he might have entered Indian territory inadvertently and will be returned to the Chinese army as per established protocol after following due procedure.
Claim: Demchok sector is a territory of India (Demchok sector, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2020-10-19): A Chinese soldiers was held by Indian security forces in Chumar-Demchok area of Ladakh on Monday. According to reports, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) soldier may have inadvertently crossed the Line of Actual (LAC). The Chinese soldier have been identified as Corporal Wang Ya Long. He was strayed across the LAC. Ya Long will be returned to the Chinese Army though established protocol. "Chinese soldier apprehended by security forces in Chumar-Demchok area of Ladakh. He might have entered Indian territory inadvertently. He will be returned to Chinese Army as per established protocol after following due procedure," reported news agency ANI quoting sources as saying. PLA Soldiers Crying on Way to LAC in Ladakh? Video Goes Viral Amid India-China Border Dispute. [...] On June 15, in the violent clash in Galwan valley area of Ladakh sector, 20 Indian army soldiers attained martyrdom, while double the number of PLA troops reportedly also killed. However, the Chinese government never disclosed the fatalities. Notably, India has now captured advantageous positions in the southern bank of Pangong Tso lake.
Claim: Demchok sector is a territory of India (Demchok sector, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-09-17): (TibetanReview.net, Sep17’24) – "The Chinese remain non-committal on disengagement from the occupied zones in the Depsang Plains. Negotiations are still going on to press for disengagement from the strategic zone," the telegraphindia.com Sep 17 quoted a security official with India’s home ministry as saying. Other reports have said the Chinse reluctance to withdraw also extends to the Demchok Sector, also in eastern Ladakh. [...] However, other Indian media reports have said deadlock over Depsang plains and Demchok sector remains unsolved. [...] To complicate matters, China has asserted that the Depsang Plains and Demchok are legacy issues, while India maintains that they are part of the ongoing stand-off dispute, the report said.
Claim: Demchok sector is a territory of India (Demchok sector, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2022-10-25): First of all, the current disengagement only involves withdrawals on one of the contested border areas, those which set off the skirmishes of 2020. Locations in friction points that predate 2020, such as Depsang in Daulat Beg Oldie and the Charding Nullah Junction in Demchok in the western sector, remain pending. Moreover, while tensions in eastern Ladakh can now plausibly decrease, broader recriminations along the border persist with the consequent potential of new flareups or clashes.
Claim: Demchok sector is a territory of India (Demchok sector, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2020-06-02): Recent events on the Sino–Indian border, which have seen China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) deploy a reported 5,000 troops in border positions near Galwan and Demchok represent a significant escalation in the ongoing regional competition between the two Asian powers. Admittedly, standoffs and limited clashes in disputed territory are not unprecedented. However, this would represent the first major PLA incursion into territory that both sides’ maps recognise as being on the Indian side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) – the de facto border between the two countries. And while it is too early to deduce precisely what caused this latest escalation, it is possible to identify the various geostrategic factors which may have contributed to China’s decision to mount this incursion. [...] By virtue of its position, the PLA’s new outposts in the Galwan valley effectively allow it to offset improvements in India’s regional infrastructure. The outposts overlook the Darbuk-Shyok-Daulat Beg Oldi (DSDBO) highway which passes through the valley and places this fragile road link at risk from PLA artillery. This means that the road links to the Indian army’s northern sector can be severed in wartime. The tactical significance of this territory, coupled with reports that the PLA has commenced the construction of permanent structures in the region, would suggest that it has not been seized as bargaining leverage. Rather, this represents an effort to permanently alter the status quo in order to offset India’s local military advantages.