Harsha Kakkar The comment last week by the Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson, Wang Wenbin, ‘China does not recognise the so-called union territory of Ladakh illegally established by India, and opposes infrastructure construction in disputed border areas for military control purposes,’ was pushing a new hurdle into the current efforts at de-escalation. In addition, China sought to push forth its 1959 claim lines in the region, which India rejected. China has been peeved with the speed of Indian development of infrastructure … Continue reading Hardening of stance in Ladakh