LEH—Dorjee Dadul, 54 is a resident of Maan, one of the most beautiful villages on India’s border with China in Ladakh, on the banks of the iconic Pangong Tso lake. Far away from crowds, markets, and the urban clutter, Maan, home to 28 households offers some of the most picturesque homestay facilities to Indian tourists for the four months that the region remains open. However, its residents struggle for the day-to-day, basic necessities of life that most of human civilization would become dysfunctional without. Located in a strategically sensitive area, residents of the region believe the government should pay more attention to their needs. “In our village, we have a water problem, electric power problem and even internet connectivity is a problem—we don’t get internet connectivity at all. Due to COVID, all schools are closed. To work online we need internet, but we have no connectivity,” said Dadul, a grandfather …