Shashank
@shashanksharma.bsky.social
BA Law Shimla, HPU ’10 | LLB (Hons) ’14 @livunislsj.bsky.social | Legal Mind ⚖️ Shredded Life 🏋️ | Pahadi ⛰️ | Shimla - HP 🏡
10/ Until a political settlement is reached, peace on the LAC is the first step. But for now, the world’s longest unsettled boundary remains a line without agreement.
August 21, 2025 at 4:48 PM
10/ Until a political settlement is reached, peace on the LAC is the first step. But for now, the world’s longest unsettled boundary remains a line without agreement.
9/
The India–China boundary is still undelimited & undemarcated.
Aksai Chin (West) & Arunachal (East) remain the biggest sticking points.
The “LAC” is just a temporary management line, not a final border.
The India–China boundary is still undelimited & undemarcated.
Aksai Chin (West) & Arunachal (East) remain the biggest sticking points.
The “LAC” is just a temporary management line, not a final border.
August 21, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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The India–China boundary is still undelimited & undemarcated.
Aksai Chin (West) & Arunachal (East) remain the biggest sticking points.
The “LAC” is just a temporary management line, not a final border.
The India–China boundary is still undelimited & undemarcated.
Aksai Chin (West) & Arunachal (East) remain the biggest sticking points.
The “LAC” is just a temporary management line, not a final border.
8/
The 2020 Galwan clash in Ladakh showed how fragile this arrangement is. Since then, both sides hold military & diplomatic talks, but no breakthrough on actual delimitation.
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The 2020 Galwan clash in Ladakh showed how fragile this arrangement is. Since then, both sides hold military & diplomatic talks, but no breakthrough on actual delimitation.
t.co/PJlQ3xA73Z
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-53076781
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August 21, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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The 2020 Galwan clash in Ladakh showed how fragile this arrangement is. Since then, both sides hold military & diplomatic talks, but no breakthrough on actual delimitation.
t.co/PJlQ3xA73Z
The 2020 Galwan clash in Ladakh showed how fragile this arrangement is. Since then, both sides hold military & diplomatic talks, but no breakthrough on actual delimitation.
t.co/PJlQ3xA73Z
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The core issue: LAC itself is not mutually agreed upon.
India & China have different perceptions of where it lies. This fuels repeated patrol face-offs & standoffs.
The core issue: LAC itself is not mutually agreed upon.
India & China have different perceptions of where it lies. This fuels repeated patrol face-offs & standoffs.
August 21, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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The core issue: LAC itself is not mutually agreed upon.
India & China have different perceptions of where it lies. This fuels repeated patrol face-offs & standoffs.
The core issue: LAC itself is not mutually agreed upon.
India & China have different perceptions of where it lies. This fuels repeated patrol face-offs & standoffs.
6/
Attempts at Settlement
1960: Talks failed.
1988: Rajiv Gandhi visit → Joint Working Group formed.
1993 & 1996: Peace agreements along the LAC.
2003: Special Representatives mechanism.
2005: Guiding Principles signed.
2012: WMCC set up.
👉 No final boundary settlement yet.
Attempts at Settlement
1960: Talks failed.
1988: Rajiv Gandhi visit → Joint Working Group formed.
1993 & 1996: Peace agreements along the LAC.
2003: Special Representatives mechanism.
2005: Guiding Principles signed.
2012: WMCC set up.
👉 No final boundary settlement yet.
August 21, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Attempts at Settlement
1960: Talks failed.
1988: Rajiv Gandhi visit → Joint Working Group formed.
1993 & 1996: Peace agreements along the LAC.
2003: Special Representatives mechanism.
2005: Guiding Principles signed.
2012: WMCC set up.
👉 No final boundary settlement yet.
Attempts at Settlement
1960: Talks failed.
1988: Rajiv Gandhi visit → Joint Working Group formed.
1993 & 1996: Peace agreements along the LAC.
2003: Special Representatives mechanism.
2005: Guiding Principles signed.
2012: WMCC set up.
👉 No final boundary settlement yet.
5/
Eastern Sector (Arunachal Pradesh)
India recognizes the McMahon Line (1914) from the Simla Convention with Tibet.
China rejects it as “imperialist” & claims ~90,000 sq km of Arunachal as “South Tibet.”
Arunachal is fully governed by India as a state.
Eastern Sector (Arunachal Pradesh)
India recognizes the McMahon Line (1914) from the Simla Convention with Tibet.
China rejects it as “imperialist” & claims ~90,000 sq km of Arunachal as “South Tibet.”
Arunachal is fully governed by India as a state.
August 21, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Eastern Sector (Arunachal Pradesh)
India recognizes the McMahon Line (1914) from the Simla Convention with Tibet.
China rejects it as “imperialist” & claims ~90,000 sq km of Arunachal as “South Tibet.”
Arunachal is fully governed by India as a state.
Eastern Sector (Arunachal Pradesh)
India recognizes the McMahon Line (1914) from the Simla Convention with Tibet.
China rejects it as “imperialist” & claims ~90,000 sq km of Arunachal as “South Tibet.”
Arunachal is fully governed by India as a state.
4/
Middle Sector (HP & Uttarakhand)
Smallest dispute, around places like Barahoti meadow.
Both sides patrol occasionally, but standoffs here are rare compared to Ladakh & Arunachal.
Middle Sector (HP & Uttarakhand)
Smallest dispute, around places like Barahoti meadow.
Both sides patrol occasionally, but standoffs here are rare compared to Ladakh & Arunachal.
August 21, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Middle Sector (HP & Uttarakhand)
Smallest dispute, around places like Barahoti meadow.
Both sides patrol occasionally, but standoffs here are rare compared to Ladakh & Arunachal.
Middle Sector (HP & Uttarakhand)
Smallest dispute, around places like Barahoti meadow.
Both sides patrol occasionally, but standoffs here are rare compared to Ladakh & Arunachal.
3/
Western Sector (Aksai Chin)
India claims the Johnson Line (1865) → Aksai Chin belongs to Ladakh 🇮🇳
China follows the Macartney–MacDonald Line (1899) → Aksai Chin part of Xinjiang 🇨🇳
Reality: China has controlled Aksai Chin since 1950s & built the G219 highway.
Western Sector (Aksai Chin)
India claims the Johnson Line (1865) → Aksai Chin belongs to Ladakh 🇮🇳
China follows the Macartney–MacDonald Line (1899) → Aksai Chin part of Xinjiang 🇨🇳
Reality: China has controlled Aksai Chin since 1950s & built the G219 highway.
August 21, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Western Sector (Aksai Chin)
India claims the Johnson Line (1865) → Aksai Chin belongs to Ladakh 🇮🇳
China follows the Macartney–MacDonald Line (1899) → Aksai Chin part of Xinjiang 🇨🇳
Reality: China has controlled Aksai Chin since 1950s & built the G219 highway.
Western Sector (Aksai Chin)
India claims the Johnson Line (1865) → Aksai Chin belongs to Ladakh 🇮🇳
China follows the Macartney–MacDonald Line (1899) → Aksai Chin part of Xinjiang 🇨🇳
Reality: China has controlled Aksai Chin since 1950s & built the G219 highway.
2/
The boundary dispute spans 3 sectors:
Western (Ladakh / Aksai Chin)
Middle (Himachal & Uttarakhand)
Eastern (Arunachal Pradesh)
Each has a different history 👇
The boundary dispute spans 3 sectors:
Western (Ladakh / Aksai Chin)
Middle (Himachal & Uttarakhand)
Eastern (Arunachal Pradesh)
Each has a different history 👇
August 21, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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The boundary dispute spans 3 sectors:
Western (Ladakh / Aksai Chin)
Middle (Himachal & Uttarakhand)
Eastern (Arunachal Pradesh)
Each has a different history 👇
The boundary dispute spans 3 sectors:
Western (Ladakh / Aksai Chin)
Middle (Himachal & Uttarakhand)
Eastern (Arunachal Pradesh)
Each has a different history 👇
1/
The India–China boundary is one of the world’s most disputed frontiers.
It isn’t formally delimited (agreed on maps) or demarcated (marked on the ground).
Instead, both sides manage it through the “Line of Actual Control” (LAC).
x.com/lexpundit/st...
The India–China boundary is one of the world’s most disputed frontiers.
It isn’t formally delimited (agreed on maps) or demarcated (marked on the ground).
Instead, both sides manage it through the “Line of Actual Control” (LAC).
x.com/lexpundit/st...
August 21, 2025 at 4:48 PM
1/
The India–China boundary is one of the world’s most disputed frontiers.
It isn’t formally delimited (agreed on maps) or demarcated (marked on the ground).
Instead, both sides manage it through the “Line of Actual Control” (LAC).
x.com/lexpundit/st...
The India–China boundary is one of the world’s most disputed frontiers.
It isn’t formally delimited (agreed on maps) or demarcated (marked on the ground).
Instead, both sides manage it through the “Line of Actual Control” (LAC).
x.com/lexpundit/st...
9/ 🌍 Big picture: This escalates U.S.–ICC tensions. It also places Canada in the spotlight, with a Canadian judge directly targeted.
August 21, 2025 at 4:43 PM
9/ 🌍 Big picture: This escalates U.S.–ICC tensions. It also places Canada in the spotlight, with a Canadian judge directly targeted.
8/ Trump officials argue the ICC is acting politically + that sanctions are needed to protect U.S. sovereignty + its allies.
August 21, 2025 at 4:43 PM
8/ Trump officials argue the ICC is acting politically + that sanctions are needed to protect U.S. sovereignty + its allies.
7/ The ICC blasted the sanctions as a “flagrant attack” on its independence + international justice.
August 21, 2025 at 4:43 PM
7/ The ICC blasted the sanctions as a “flagrant attack” on its independence + international justice.
6/ These moves come under Executive Order (Feb 2025), which allows visa bans + financial penalties for ICC officials probing U.S. or allies.
August 21, 2025 at 4:43 PM
6/ These moves come under Executive Order (Feb 2025), which allows visa bans + financial penalties for ICC officials probing U.S. or allies.
5/ Two deputy prosecutors Nazhat Shameem Khan (Fiji) & Mame Mandiaye Niang (Senegal) were hit for their role in upholding ICC action on Gaza.
August 21, 2025 at 4:43 PM
5/ Two deputy prosecutors Nazhat Shameem Khan (Fiji) & Mame Mandiaye Niang (Senegal) were hit for their role in upholding ICC action on Gaza.
4/ Judge Nicolas Guillou (France) was sanctioned for presiding over a panel that issued arrest warrants for Israeli leaders, incl. PM Netanyahu.
August 21, 2025 at 4:43 PM
4/ Judge Nicolas Guillou (France) was sanctioned for presiding over a panel that issued arrest warrants for Israeli leaders, incl. PM Netanyahu.
3/ Why target Judge Prost (Canada)?
She authorized an ICC appeal that opened investigations into alleged U.S. war crimes in Afghanistan since 2003.
She authorized an ICC appeal that opened investigations into alleged U.S. war crimes in Afghanistan since 2003.
August 21, 2025 at 4:43 PM
3/ Why target Judge Prost (Canada)?
She authorized an ICC appeal that opened investigations into alleged U.S. war crimes in Afghanistan since 2003.
She authorized an ICC appeal that opened investigations into alleged U.S. war crimes in Afghanistan since 2003.
2/ The sanctions freeze assets in U.S. jurisdictions + block access to the U.S. financial system. It’s the second round of sanctions against ICC judges in 2025.
August 21, 2025 at 4:43 PM
2/ The sanctions freeze assets in U.S. jurisdictions + block access to the U.S. financial system. It’s the second round of sanctions against ICC judges in 2025.
February 3, 2025 at 10:54 PM
