Ladakh villagers lose access to traditional grazing land due to Chinese nibbling of territory


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(TibetanReview.net, Sep24’21) – Chinese intrusion from across occupied Tibet has resulted in a large tract of a traditional, previously non-disputed, grazing area becoming no longer accessible to villagers in Gogra area of eastern Ladakh region of India, reported thehindu.com Sep 24, citing Mr Konchok Stanzin, a councillor from the Chushul area. Gogra is one of the several friction points in eastern Ladakh where Indian and Chinese troops have been engaged in a stand-off since Apr-May 2020, the report noted. Following talks between the two sides, troops have disengaged from the north and south banks of the Pangong Tso and Gogra...