Source: NDTV Subject: Mapping Context: The Shaksgam Valley has returned to focus after China reaffirmed its territorial claims and defended infrastructure construction in the region, following India’s strong diplomatic protest. About Shaksgam Valley: What it is? Shaksgam Valley, also called the Trans-Karakoram Tract, is a high-altitude, sparsely inhabited region in the extreme north of the …
Mapping Source: Th Context: India protests Chinese road construction in the Shaksgam Valley of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, claiming it as part of its territory and raising concerns over territorial integrity India has never accepted the 1963 China-Pakistan Boundary Agreement and protests against any attempts to alter the situation. Shaksgam Valley (also called Trans-Karakoram Tract) …
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GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora. Context: There has been some debate on whether India chose the wrong path to approach the UN. In 2019, Home Minister Amit Shah said that had Nehru taken the matter to the UN under …
GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: India and neighbourhood relations. Context: The people of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) have condemned Pakistan for observing February 5 as Kashmir Solidarity Day and on the contrary marked it as “Fraud Day”. Several protest rallies are held across PoK in areas like Bagh, Mong and Hajira where the people …
GS Paper 2 Topics Covered: India and neighbourhood relations. Context: Hundreds of protesters recently took to streets of the Pallandari region in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) demanding independence from Pakistani clutches. What’s the issue? Accusing Islamabad of giving second-class citizen treatment to them for the past seven decades, the protestors said that their rights were …
