The Depsang Plains are located on the border of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir is the northernmost state of India. It is situated mostly in the Himalayan mountains. Jammu and Kashmir shares a border with the states of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab to the south and internationally with the People's Republic of China to the north and east and the...

 and the disputed zone of Aksai Chin

Aksai Chin

Aksai Chin is one of the two main disputed border areas between China and India, and the other is South Tibet, which comprises most of India's Arunachal Pradesh. It is administered by China as part of Hotan County in the Hotan Prefecture of Xinjiang Autonomous Region, but is also claimed by India...

. The Chinese army occupied the plains in 1962 only to partially withdraw days later. The area is currently disputed, with both China occupying and laying claim to the eastern portion of the Depsang Plains, and India occupying the western portion and laying claim to all of the Depsang Plains.