Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Incidents on China Border and LAC

Our nomads grazing in Kakjung Area near Nyoma Sector of Ladakh had been disturbed by Chinese patrols in December, 2008. A strong protest regarding the same was lodged with the Chinese Garrison Commander and since then Chinese patrols have not visited the area again. Our nomads are grazing in the area currently without any problem.

The areas along the LAC are being kept under surveillance by regular patrolling by troops and other means. There are no confirmed reports of an intrusion into Indian air space from the Chinese side on 25th August, 2011.

Further, there are no confirmed reports of aerial intrusion from the Chinese side into Indian airspace during the last month.

There is no commonly delineated Line of Actual Control (LAC) between India and China. There are a few areas along the border where India and China have different perceptions of the Line of Actual Control (LAC). Both sides patrol upto their own perception of the LAC.

Specific incidents of transgressions due to differences in the perception of LAC are taken up with the Chinese side through established mechanisms such as Hot Lines, Flag Meetings, Border Personnel Meetings and normal diplomatic channels. Effective border management is carried out through surveillance and regular patrolling.

This information was given by Defence Minister Shri AK Antony in separate written replies to Shri Sanjay Raut, Shri Vijay Jawahar Lal Darda and Shri Ramdas Agarwal in Rajya Sabha today.

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