Aksai Chin is a region administered by China partly in Hotan County, Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang [2] and partly in Rutog County, Ngari Prefecture, Tibet and constituting the easternmost portion of the larger Kashmir region that has been the subject …

Jan 4, 2025 · Aksai Chin, portion of the Kashmir region, at the northernmost extent of the Indian subcontinent in south-central Asia. It constitutes nearly all the territory of the Chinese-administered sector of Kashmir that is claimed by India to be part of Ladakh union territory.

Jun 17, 2020 · At least 20 Indian soldiers were killed in a bloody brawl with Chinese troops on Monday in the Galwan Valley, close to Aksai Chin, an area controlled by China but claimed by both countries.

Aksai Chin (the name literally means "Chin's desert of white stones") is a very large high-altitude hot desert of salt with sand dunes and yareta (a type of cushioned plants) that reaches heights up to 4,500 metres.

The first of the territories, Aksai Chin, is administered by China and claimed by India; it is mostly uninhabited high-altitude wasteland but with some significant pasture lands at the margins. [1]

Jun 22, 2020 · Aksai Chin is almost the size of Bhutan and little smaller than Switzerland. Most of it is in occupation of China, which captured the region during 1950s and consolidated its military grip over the area during the 1962 India-China war, rejecting all Indian attempts to settle border disputes peacefully.

Sep 11, 2023 · Traversing via maps, Aksai Chin – a land once forgotten due to its ruggedness but cherished as India’s crown, found itself under the whammy of an assertive neighbour with no rightful stake.

Dec 9, 2024 · The Aksai Chin region (also known in the Chinese media as the Karakoram plateau), is the westernmost sector along the Line of Actual Control, the 2,100-mile border between the two countries established after the 1962 war.

Mar 19, 2021 · Why Aksai Chin? The relatively flat desert region enclosed by the Karokoram ranges in the south, and the Kuen Lun range in the north, is referred to as Aksai Chin, meaning ‘White stone desert’. Historically, this region has been more or less uninhabited, mainly serving as a …

Aug 1, 2018 · Aksai Chin a high altitude desert which lies between the Karakorams and the Kun Lun is a disputed territory between India and China in the Trans Himalayas. Here is the story.