Category: Arunachal Pradesh

Three Years After Galwan Valley Clash, Towns Along India–China Border Get an Upgrade

NEW DELHI—Three years after the bloody Galwan Valley clash, experts say China’s upgrade of two sparsely populated areas in Tibet is intended to bolster its military status along the hotly contested India–China border. The Galwan Valley clash in June 2020 was the first deadly bloodshed between the two superpowers in 45 years. Fought with sticks…


Senate Bill Condemns Chinese Aggression Toward Indian Border State

A bipartisan bill was introduced in Congress earlier this month reaffirming Arunachal Pradesh as an integral part of India. The Indian state is claimed by China as part of Tibet. The bill was introduced on Feb. 16 by U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), co-chair of the Congressional Executive Commission on China, and Senator Bill Hagerty…


Indian and Chinese Troops Clash on Disputed Border Over New Indian Road: Experts

News Analysis NEW DELHI—The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) troops clashed again with the Indian troops on the disputed border, this time in Arunachal Pradesh on Dec. 9. Experts told The Epoch Times that the latest skirmish likely took place due to the new $4.8 billion (40,000 crores) frontier highway the India government is building in…


China ‘Invents’ Names for Territory Under India’s Dominion, Expert Says This is Like Stalin’s ‘Lying Maps’

NEW DELHI–China has “standardized” names of 15 places in Arunachal Pradesh, an Indian state on the border with Bhutan and Burma that China claims and has aggressively intruded upon for the past few decades. Criticizing China for “inventing” names, India’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Arindam Bagchi said, “assigning invented names” doesn’t alter the fact that Arunachal Pradesh…


Chinese Regime’s ‘Reincarnation Politics’ Is Linked With Its Border Clashes With India: Expert

NEW DELHI—Indian and Chinese soldiers had a minor faceoff at Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh over a week ago after 100 People’s Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers intruded into Indian territory that China considers disputed and has included in its political maps as within the Tibet Autonomous Region. The minor clash didn’t cause any damages and happened…


India and China Wage a War of Words About a Chinese Village on Indian Land

NEW DELHI—India and China have issued official statements after reports emerged of a Chinese village on Indian land in the state of Arunachal Pradesh. While the Indian government has said that it’s keeping an eye on all Chinese infrastructure building happening on the disputed border, the Chinese regime has defended its construction saying that it…


China Has Built 101 Houses Inside Indian Territory: US Based Imaging Company

NEW DELHI—The Chinese have built a village consisting of 101 houses along the Tsari Chu river in the border Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, according to the US-based imaging company, Planet Labs, reported Indian media. The construction of the village was completed 2.5 miles into the Indian territory by November last year while India and…