2020 India-China Ladakh border clashes disrupted traditional grazing lands for Tibetan Changpa herders.
2020 border clashes between India and China in Ladakh left Tibetan herders from the Changpa pastoralist people caught between the conflict, as traditional grazing lands were demilitarized. The herders, who rely on goat and yak herding for their livelihoods, now struggle to maintain their practices due to limited access to grazing lands. Indian and Chinese troops withdrew after the clash, but the herders' livelihoods and traditions remain at risk.
June 27, 2024
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