No ground lost in Depsang but India hasn’t accessed large parts for 15 years

An IAF jet in Leh on Wednesday amid the prolonged India-China face-off. PTI

Clearing the air on the situation in the Depsang Plains in Ladakh, where China has been blocking India’s access to four traditional patrolling points since April this year, a top security officer has told The Indian Express that while there has been no loss of ground this time around, Indian troops have not had access to a large chunk of territory on their side of the Line of Actual Control for “more than 10 to 15 years” now.

The officer also said that other than the regular ceasefire violations and infiltration,…