Aksai chin: Brig Anil Gupta (retd) In a recent

Brig Anil Gupta (retd) In a recent move the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party approved formation of two new counties in the Hotan Prefecture of Xinjiang Province and the same was formally announced by the Chinese state media Xinhua on December 27,2024. The two new counties are named He’an with its county seat (administrative headquarters) being Hongliu Township and Hekang with Xeyidula Township as its county seat. Both are to be administered by Hotan Prefecture. Prefecture ... Traversing via maps, Aksai Chin – a land once forgotten due to its ruggedness but cherished as India’s crown, found itself under the whammy of an assertive neighbour with no rightful stake. The Aksai Chin region is located between India and China. China administers Aksai Chin , while India claims it as its own. Aksai Chin , part of the larger Kashmir dispute, was occupied by China in the 1962 Sino-Indian War. India claims Aksai Chin as part of Ladakh, while China incorporates it into Xinjiang.