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Who does Galwan Valley belong to?
Why it is in news?
- China has claimed sovereignty over Galwan valley which has been refuted by India.
Where is Galwan Valley?
- The LAC lies east of the confluence of the Galwan and Shyok rivers in the valley, up to which both India and China have been patrolling in recent years
- What do maps tell us?
- The 1956 map showed the entire Galwan Valley as a part of India. However, in June 1960 China put out a map claiming sovereignty over the valley.
- A Chinese map from November 1962 also claims the entire valley, but subsequent maps have not shown the western tip of the river as a part of China.