China has diverted the Galwan river to claim more territory in its heated border dispute with India, it has been claimed. The confrontation in the Galwan Valley, part of the disputed Ladakh region along the Himalayan frontier, was the deadliest between the two countries in 45 years. Satellite images from 2010 show the Galwan Valley area as a narrow stretch with no road infrastructure. Analysis now reportedly shows how China altered the Galwan river's ecosystem to claim the territory as its ownThis is the Galwan valley where the brawl between Indian and Chinese soldiers took place. He blamed incursions by Indian troops in the area from early May for a midnight clash on Monday that left 20 Indian soldiers dead.

Source: Daily Mail June 21, 2020 15:00 UTC