International relationsIndia fortifies Ladakh in military infrastructure race with China
2 major Asian powers face off on the frozen roof of the world
The Zoji La tunnel construction site is seen here near Baltal, India, on Oct. 6. (Photo by Bilal Hussain)
BILAL HUSSAIN, Contributing writer
November 9, 2021 15:40 JST
LEH, India -- China and India are engaged in an infrastructure war along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh where a brutal hand-to-hand clash in the Galwan Valley in June last year left 20 Indians dead while China refused to disclose its casualties.