Shaksgam Valley

Published on 09 Mar 2025

• India protests Chinese road construction at Shaksgam Valley in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

• Shaksgam Valley is a part of the territory of India, strategically located in Ladakh.

Through China-Pakistan boundary agreement of 1963, Pakistan unlawfully ceded the area to China

• It is bounded by KunLun Mountains and by Karakoram peaks and is adjacent to the Siachen Glacier.

• The valley is located along both sides of the Shaksgam River.

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