Context:
The Shaksgam Valley is in focus after China defended infrastructure activity following India’s protest.
About Shaksgam Valley
Also called the Trans-Karakoram Tract, a high-altitude region claimed by India but administered by China.
Location
- North of Siachen Glacier
- Between Karakoram and Kunlun ranges
- Part of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, administered by China’s Xinjiang
History & Dispute
- Part of princely Jammu & Kashmir
- 1963 Sino-Pakistan Agreement:
- Pakistan ceded 5,180 sq km to China
- India rejected the agreement as illegal
- Article 6: Boundary temporary pending Kashmir resolution
