evidence: Depsang is an enclave of flat terrain located in an area the Army classifies as Sub-Sector North (SSN), which provides land access to Central Asia through the Karakoram Pass. [...] Depsang plains are one of the most vulnerable regions for the Indian Army in Ladakh. [...] The danger of delinking Depsang from the current border crisis is of certifying the Chinese argument, which overrules the Indian claim over the territory.