Syllabus: GS-III
Subject: Internal Security
Topic: Border Management
Issue: Line of Actual Control
- Since 2019, China has been building villages along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), called Xiaokang or “well-off villages”.
- as a way to assert Chinese claims over certain areas along the LAC.
- the exact extent of the LAC has been a source of contention between the two countries for years.
- The Indian government announced the Vibrant Villages Programme in 2022 to develop its border villages into modern villages.
Prelims Connect:
The Line of Actual Control (LAC) is a demarcation line that separates Indian-controlled territory from Chinese-controlled territory in the Sino-Indian border dispute.
