evidence: The construction of this road is a matter of serious concern for India. If China extends the road to the Upper Shaksgam Valley, it would pose a dual threat to Indian positions on the Siachen Glacier from both Pakistan in the South and China in the North. It is logical to assume that the Indian Army will need to plan long-term defenses to address Chinese expansion in the Occupied Shaksgam Valley. While the current road construction is a patch between two potential alignments in the long term, it is evident that China aims to connect Lower and Upper Shaksgam Valley through roads and military outposts. This move is seen as an attempt to pressure Indian Army positions on the Siachen Glacier and Saltoro Ridge. However, the area is largely glaciated, with high mountains on all sides, and is dominated by the K2 peak and the Concordia complex. India has raised the issue of the Shaksgam Valley in the Special Representative Dialogue on Boundary Resolution. The last meeting was held in December 2019. Despite Indian Special Representative Ajit Doval's meeting with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on the sidelines of BRICS in South Africa on July 24, 2023, the SR dialogue has been largely inactive since the Chinese PLA transgressed in East Ladakh in May 2020, disregarding all bilateral agreements. The clash between Indian troops, led by Colonel Santosh Babu, and the PLA at Galwan on June 15, 2020, further strained relations between the two countries.