evidence: After consolidating gains at Galwan Valley, Hot Springs, Pangong lake and Naku La, Chinese build-up has been seen in the Depsang Plains in the sub-sector north and Demchok in the south. The Chinese objective is to stretch the Indian army to tire them out by opening new sectors. First, let us have a look at the 972 square-kilometre Depsang Plains, located at 16000 feet above sea level, north of Galwan Valley and 18 kilometres northeast of Murgo village. [...] The Depsang Plains are part of sub-sector north and of great significance because of the 255-kilometre road, called Darbuk-Shyok-Murgo-Daulat Beg Oldi, which runs through the area close to Karakoram Pass. The road traverses at an altitude of 14000 feet and was constructed for faster deployment of the Indian army in the region. India controls the western portion of the plains as a part of Ladakh, Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK) and the eastern portion is now part of Aksai Chin under Chinese control. Recently, China has deployed its troops to an area known as the ‘Y’ junction or bottleneck. The Y Junction is located 18 kilometres on the Indian side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and 25 kilometres southeast of a strategic landing strip of Daulat Beg Oldi at 16700 feet.