India–China border

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The India–China border is a long, disputed Himalayan frontier between India and China that has been the site of recurring military tensions and standoffs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Himalayan frontier
disputed border
international border
borderLengthApproxKm about 3,400 km
about 3,488 km
characterizedBy harsh climatic conditions
high-altitude terrain
recurring military standoffs
claimedBy China
India
country1 India
country2 China
easternSectorRegion Arunachal Pradesh
governedBy Sino-Indian agreements
hasConflict 1962 Sino-Indian War
1967 Nathu La and Cho La clashes
1987 Sino-Indian skirmish
2013 Depsang standoff
linked to: Galwan Valley

2014 Chumar standoff
2017 Doklam standoff
2020–2021 China–India skirmishes
Galwan Valley clash
linked to: Galwan Valley

Sino-Indian War
hasDeFactoLine Line of Actual Control
hasDisputeParties China
India
hasDisputeStatus disputed
hasDisputeType territorial dispute
hasKeyPass Bum La Pass
Nathu La
linked to: Nathu La Pass

Shipki La
hasKeyRegion Depsang Plains
Doklam plateau
Pangong Tso area
linked to: Pangong Tso
hasKeyValley Galwan Valley
hasSection Eastern sector
Middle sector
Western sector
hasSecurityPresence Indian Army
People's Liberation Army
locatedIn East Asia
Himalayas
South Asia
middleSectorRegion Himachal Pradesh
Uttarakhand
relatedTo Johnson Line
Macartney–MacDonald Line
McMahon Line
separates People's Republic of China
linked to: China

Republic of India
linked to: India
westernSectorRegion Aksai Chin
Ladakh

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Indo-Tibetan Border Police borderGuarded India–China border
Kashmir conflict hasDeFactoBoundary Line of Actual Control
linked to: India–China border
Sino-Indian War territorialDispute McMahon Line
linked to: India–China border
Sino-Indian War involves Line of Actual Control
linked to: India–China border
Indo-Pacific region isCentralTo India–China border maritime approaches
linked to: India–China border
Ladakh strategicFor India-China border
linked to: India–China border
Chinese-administered Aksai Chin region near Line of Actual Control
linked to: India–China border
Chinese-administered Aksai Chin region partOf Sino-Indian border western sector
linked to: India–China border
Chinese-administered Aksai Chin region associatedWith McMahon Line debates
linked to: India–China border
Shipki La crosses India–China (Tibet) border
linked to: India–China border
Shipki La partOf India–China Line of Actual Control region
linked to: India–China border
Ladakh Range geopoliticalSignificance India–China border area
linked to: India–China border
ITBP borderGuarded India–China border
ITBP borderGuarded Indo-Tibetan border
linked to: India–China border
ITBP areaOfOperation Indo-China border regions
linked to: India–China border
India–China border hasDeFactoLine Line of Actual Control
linked to: India–China border
India–China border relatedTo McMahon Line
linked to: India–China border
Trans-Karakoram Tract partOf Sino-Indian border dispute
linked to: India–China border
India–China relations hasDispute Line of Actual Control
linked to: India–China border
Tawang borderProximity India–China border
Tawang borderProximity Line of Actual Control
linked to: India–China border
Tawang strategicImportance India–China territorial dispute
linked to: India–China border
Idu Mishmi people borderRegion India–China border
Indira Col locatedOnBorder India–China border
Western sector (Ladakh, Aksai Chin) partOf Sino-Indian border
linked to: India–China border
Western sector (Ladakh, Aksai Chin) partOf India–China border dispute
linked to: India–China border
Western sector (Ladakh, Aksai Chin) hasSubregion Line of Actual Control in Ladakh
linked to: India–China border
Western sector (Ladakh, Aksai Chin) borderDefinedBy Line of Actual Control
linked to: India–China border
Galwan River locatedOn Line of Actual Control
linked to: India–China border
Galwan River locatedIn India–China border region
linked to: India–China border
Durbuk locatedNear Line of Actual Control
linked to: India–China border
Durbuk locatedNear India–China border
Shyok Valley borderProximity India–China border
Daulat Beg Oldi near Line of Actual Control
linked to: India–China border
Galwan Valley locatedIn India–China border region
linked to: India–China border
Galwan Valley near Line of Actual Control
linked to: India–China border
Galwan Valley borderSector Western Sector of India–China border
linked to: India–China border
Tangtse hasNearbyBorderArea India–China border region
linked to: India–China border
Darbuk–Shyok–Daulat Beg Oldi Road near Line of Actual Control
linked to: India–China border
Chang Chenmo River locatedNear India–China border
Pangong Tso borderFeatureOf Line of Actual Control
linked to: India–China border
Actual Ground Position Line distinctFrom Line of Actual Control between India and China
linked to: India–China border
China National Highway 219 borderArea Line of Actual Control
linked to: India–China border
Johnson Line and Macartney–MacDonald Line proposals relatedTo Sino-Indian border dispute
linked to: India–China border
Johnson Line and Macartney–MacDonald Line proposals precedes modern Line of Actual Control in western sector
linked to: India–China border
XIV Corps responsibleFor Line of Actual Control in Ladakh
linked to: India–China border