Explained: Why Shaksgam Valley, Claimed By India, Was Ceded To China By Pakistan In 1963

Shaksgam Valley: MEA Thursday said it has registered a strong protest with China for building roads and other connectivity projects in the disputed area that came under Beijing’s control in 1963.

Shaksgam Valley is located 5,400 sq km north of Siachen.

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The Ministry of External Affairs Thursday said it has lodged a strong protest with China for once again carrying out construction activities in the Shaksgam valley that falls in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), located 5,400 sq km north of Siachen and forms a strategically key location for the Chinese, giving them an advantage along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). The Shaksgam Valley, also called the Trans Karakoram Tract, is part of Hunza-Gilgit region of the PoK, which is claimed by