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'''Ladakh''' is a sparsely populated Union Territory of [[India]]. It is bordered by [[Tibet]] to the east, the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh to the south, the Indian union territory of [[Jammu and Kashmir]] and [[Pakistan]] to the west, and the southwest corner of [[Xinjiang]] (East Turkistan) in the far north. Its capital is Leh.

'''Ladakh''' is a sparsely populated Union Territory of [[India]]. It is bordered by [[Tibet]] to the east, the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh to the south, the Indian union territory of [[Jammu and Kashmir]] to the west, and the southwest corner of [[East Turkistan)]] in the far north. Its capital is Leh.

In June 2020 troops from the [[Peoples Liberation Army]] (PLA) and India clashed in the Galwan Valley.<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-53062484</ref>  The battle was fought with rocks, batons, and barbed wire-wrapped clubs.  A 1996 agreement banned the use of guns and explosives along the disputed line of control.  India reported 20 of their soldiers were killed, whereas the [[Peoples Republic of China]] (PRC) did not report any of its deaths. Indian media and the [[Russia]]n news agency [[TASS]] reported that as many as 45 PLA soldiers may have been killed.<ref>https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/china-says-5-military-officers-soldiers-killed-in-galwan-clash-with-india-report-2373770</ref>  Over the following 12 months the PLA increased its troop strength along the border from 15,000 to 50,000 by July 2021, and moved advanced surface-to-air missiles including its HQ-9 system, which is similar to Russia’s S-300 and America’s [[Patriot missile]].<ref>https://archive.is/6Hbvt</ref>

In June 2020 troops from the [[Peoples Liberation Army]] (PLA) and India clashed in the Galwan Valley.<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-53062484</ref>  The battle was fought with rocks, batons, and barbed wire-wrapped clubs.  A 1996 agreement banned the use of guns and explosives along the disputed line of control.  India reported 20 of their soldiers were killed, whereas the [[Peoples Republic of China]] (PRC) did not report any of its deaths. Indian media and the [[Russia]]n news agency [[TASS]] reported that as many as 45 PLA soldiers may have been killed.<ref>https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/china-says-5-military-officers-soldiers-killed-in-galwan-clash-with-india-report-2373770</ref>  Over the following 12 months the PLA increased its troop strength along the border from 15,000 to 50,000 by July 2021, and moved advanced surface-to-air missiles including its HQ-9 system, which is similar to Russia’s S-300 and America’s [[Patriot missile]].<ref>https://archive.is/6Hbvt</ref>