China Land Grab in Ladakh is Modi’s Legacy as PM, How and Why His Government Let India Down

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In this edition of The Wire Primetime, strategic affairs analyst Sushant Singh – a former Indian Army officer turned journalist turned lecturer at Yale University – joins Siddharth Varadarajan to discuss the ongoing standoff between India and China in Ladakh.

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The Caravan has obtained a copy of a paper by a superintendent of police in Leh, Ladakh, which states that out of the 65 patrolling points from the Karakoram Pass to Chumur, “our presence is lost in 26 PPs (i.e. PP no. 5-17, 24-32, 37, 51,52,62) due to restrictive or no patrolling” by the Indian Security Forces. The paper was presented at the 57th annual conference of director generals, inspector generals, heads of central armed police forces and central police organisations, held from 20 to 22 January, at New Delhi. It was attended, among others, by the prime minister Narendra Modi, the home minister Amit Shah and the national security advisor Ajit Doval.  

https://caravanmagazine.in/security/full-text-sp-ladakh-india-lost-access-patrolling-points-china-border

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/india-has-lost-access-to-26-out-of-65-patrolling-points-in-eastern-ladakh-says-research-paper/article66428193.ece

https://thediplomat.com/2023/01/india-has-lost-access-to-26-of-65-patrolling-points-in-ladakh-says-research-paper/

https://indianexpress.com/article/india/ladakh-india-lost-presence-patrolling-points-china-8404008/