To counter China, India formally puts Gogra, Hot Spring & others on map

The list also has Alisha Giri; Brangsa; Chapchingal Pass; Kanishka Peak; Karun Pir mountain; Kuksel; Martand Giri; Parpik Glacier; Skamri Glacier; Shachmirik Pass; Shkorga Valley; Zorawar Peak; Dehra Compass; and Drak Karpo.

NEW DELHI: In what is intended to remove any ambiguity or misplaced perception regarding certain land areas, peaks, mountains, passes, glaciers and water bodies in Ladakh, including those bordering China, being an integral part of India, the government has, in consultation with the UT, identified 28 places and features in Ladakh by standard names on the official map of the Survey of India.Among the 28 are places in Aksai Chin and Gilgit-Baltistan in POK, which India treats as part of Ladakh."Identifying them formally... is aimed at facilitating their accurate recognition and better awareness among the people at large," the home ministry said Friday.

The move comes less than a couple of months after a similar step was taken with regard to 27 border areas and passes in Arunachal Pradesh.Among the 28 places in Ladakh identified are 10 peaks, three mountains, seven land areas, two glaciers, two passes, one river, one lake, one water body and one valley.

The list includes Hot Spring and Gogra, which were friction points during the 2020 standoff between India and China.The list also has Alisha Giri; Brangsa; Chapchingal Pass; Kanishka Peak; Karun Pir mountain; Kuksel; Martand Giri; Parpik Glacier; Skamri Glacier; Shachmirik Pass; Shkorga Valley; Zorawar Peak; Dehra Compass; and Drak Karpo.Jolmori; Kumarayana Point; Panglung; Rinchen Zangpo; Sakyasri Giri; Guru Rinpoche; Shamal Lungpa (a patrol and staging route in the 1950s); Yangpa River; Marpa Lotsava Ri; Milarepa Kangri; Shiva Ri, and Maheshwara Ri have also been identified.China has repeatedly staked its claim on border areas in Ladakh and Arunachal, even calling locations in the latter by Chinese names. India has strongly rejected these claims.