Editing Line of Actual Control (section)

== Border terminology ==
Glossary of border related terms:
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;[[Differing perceptions]]: Different views related to where the LAC lies. Similarly, '''areas of differing perceptions''' for different views related to areas along the LAC.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Srivastava |first=Niraj |date=24 June 2020 |title=Galwan Valley clash with China shows that India has discarded the 'differing perceptions' theory |url=https://scroll.in/article/965477/galwan-valley-clash-with-china-shows-that-india-has-discarded-the-differing-perceptions-theory |website=Scroll.in }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Krishnan |first=Ananth |date=2020-05-24 |title=What explains the India-China border flare-up? |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/what-explains-the-india-china-border-flare-up/article31660378.ece |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bedi |first=Lt Gen (Retd.) AS |date=4 June 2020 |title=India-China Standoff : Contracting Options in Ladakh |url=https://www.vifindia.org/print/7586?slide=$slideshow$ |website=www.vifindia.org}}</ref>

;Patrol Point:Points along LAC to which troops patrol; as compared to patrolling the entire area.<ref name="IE China blocked">{{Cite web |last1=Subramanian |first1=Nirupama |last2=Kaushik |first2=Krishn |date=2020-09-20 |title=Month before standoff, China blocked 5 patrol points in Depsang |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/month-before-standoff-china-blocked-5-patrol-points-in-depsang-6602896/ |website=The Indian Express }}</ref><ref name="IE patrolling points">{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Sushant |date=2020-07-13 |title=Patrolling Points: What do these markers on the LAC signify? |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-what-do-patrolling-points-pps-on-lac-signify-6496840/ |website=The Indian Express }}</ref><ref name="FE patrolling points">{{Cite web |date=2020-07-09 |title=India-China LAC Standoff: Know what are patrolling points and what do they signify |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/defence/india-china-lac-standoff-know-what-are-patrolling-points-and-what-do-they-signify/2018462/ |website=The Financial Express }}</ref>

;Line of Actual Control (LAC):The Line of Actual Control (LAC) is a notional demarcation line that separates Indian-controlled territory from Chinese-controlled territory in the Sino-Indian border dispute.

;Limits of patrolling: PPs within the LAC and the patrol routes that join them are known as limits of patrolling.<ref name="IE China blocked"/>

;Actual LAC (ALC): Limits of patrolling also known as '''LAC within the LAC''' or '''actual LAC'''.<ref name="IE China blocked"/>

;Limits of actual control: Limits of actual control is determined by patrolling points and the limits of actual patrolling.

;Lines of patrolling: The various patrol routes to the limits of patrolling are called the limits of patrolling.

;Mutually agreed disputed spots: Both sides agree the location is disputed; as compared to just one side disputing a location.

;[[Border Personnel Meeting point]]: BPMs are locations the LAC where the armies of both countries hold meetings to resolve border issues and improve relations.

;Boundary: The "line between two states that marks the limits of sovereign jurisdiction" or "a line agreed upon by both states and normally delineated on maps and demarcated on the ground by both sides" as explained by [[Shivshankar Menon|S Menon]].{{sfnp|Menon, Choices|2016|p=3–4 (ebook) |loc=Chapter 1: Pacifying the Border. The 1993 Border Peace and Tranquility Agreement with China}}

;Border: "A zone between the two states, nations, or civilizations. It is frequently also an area where peoples, nations, and cultures intermingle and are in contact with one another" as explained by [[Shivshankar Menon]].{{sfnp|Menon, Choices|2016|p=3–4 (ebook)|loc=Chapter 1: Pacifying the Border. The 1993 Border Peace and Tranquility Agreement with China}}
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