Arunachal Pradesh to the east, the Doklam Plateau in the middle and Aksai Chin to the west: these three border areas between China and India, despite being thousands of kilometers apart, have similarities.
Being located at the top of the Himalayan range, they are difficult to access, sparsely populated and do not have particularly lucrative natural resources. On the other hand, these three zones in no way represent a strategic or military advantage for whoever controls them.
However, the two countries are keen to exercise their sovereignty over these territories, making it above all a matter of principle, even national pride.
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This video is the fifth in our “Dots” series. The aim: to explain the conflicts and tensions that lie behind the borders dotted on Google Maps. New episodes are regularly broadcast on the Le Monde website as well as on our various social networks (Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat).
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