India Has Lost Access To 26 Out Of 65 Patrolling Points In Eastern Ladakh, Says Research Paper

The Indian army's "play safe" strategy is enforcing buffer zones and limiting the movement of graziers along the China border. India has essentially lost access to 26 out of 65 Patrolling Points in eastern Ladakh, says a research paper.

One of the study papers presented at the annual police meeting in Delhi last week claimed that India had lost access to 26 of the 65 Patrolling Points (PP) in eastern Ladakh.

The Indian Army's "play safe" approach, which restricts mobility of district government and civilians in advanced regions, has turned locations that were previously accessible into informal "buffer" zones, according to the report. It went on to say that, in order to prevent conflict with the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), which has installed high-resolution cameras at strategic sites, the Army restricts grazier movement by building checkpoints and deploying personnel in disguise. Recent disengagement agreements at PP 15 and 16 led in the loss of pasture fields i...

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