Neue LAC-Aktion: Buddha-Statuen an den Schauplätzen der indisch-chinesischen Schlachten von 1962

Submission Statement:

As armies of India and China maintain their respective positions along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh, New Delhi, in an apparent psychological operation (psyop), has added an element of “faith” and “reverence” by installing statues of Lord Buddha at two LAC hotspots —Lukung and Chushul.

The statues have been installed as part of the “developmental effort” under the government’s “Vibrant Village Programme”.

The locations of the statues are significant. Lukung is on the north-western edge of Pangong Tso, while the statue at Chushul faces the Spanggur Gap, the border meeting point of the two armies. The Chinese garrison of Moldo is around 8 km from there.

Similar statues are planned to be installed at two more locations. One of these will be installed at Demchok, while the location for the other one is yet to be decided, sources maintain.

An official said the statues were also an attempt to bolster the morale of Ladakhi Buddhists residing here for centuries.