Meeting parliamentary panel, Ladakh villagers raise denial of access to grazing grounds after 2020 border clash with China
Villagers in Ladakh have informed a parliamentary panel that they have lost access to traditional grazing grounds following border tensions with China in 2020. They are requesting controlled access to these areas to support their nomadic pastoralist lifestyle.
Why it matters
It underscores the humanitarian and economic impact of the ongoing India-China border dispute on local border communities.
Residents of villages along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh told a parliamentary panel visiting the Union Territory that they had lost access to their traditional grazing grounds following the border tensions with China in 2020.
The article presents the grievances of the villagers alongside the context of the border conflict.
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