India has again rejected the "absurd claims" and "baseless arguments" made by China on Arunachal Pradesh. In a befitting reply to China on Arunachal, India asserted it to be an "integral and inalienable part of India". The MEA noted that people of Arunachal will "continue to benefit" from India's development programmes. Chinese Defence Ministry recently reiterated its claim over Arunachal Pradesh, terming the Indian State as “China’s inherent territory”. The Chinese military's comments came days after India rejected China’s remark on PM Modi’s visit to the northeast state. PM Modi on March 9 virtually inaugurated the strategic Sela Tunnel during an event held in the capital city of Itanagar. Further on March 15, Zhang said that China “firmly opposes India's illegal establishment of the so-called 'Arunachal Pradesh'”.
20 March,2024 10:56 AM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 09 reached Itanagar in Arunachal Pradesh. He took a sharp jibe at the Congress and INDIA bloc leaders questioning about his family. In Arunachal Pradesh, he also dedicated the world's longest bi-lane tunnel, Sela Tunnel, to the nation at the 'Viksit Bharat Viksit North East' programme.
09 March,2024 04:37 PM IST
China's new national map has angered its neighbours India, Malaysia and the Philippines. After India and Malaysia, the Philippines joined the row and objected by releasing strongly worded statements in regard to the China map controversy accusing Beijing of claiming their territory. In a statement, the Philippines called Beijing's attempt to "legitimise sovereignty" as having "no basis under International Law. The Philippines said it “rejected” the map because of its inclusion of a dashed line around contested areas of the South China Sea.
01 September,2023 07:18 PM IST
China on August 28 released its 2023 edition of ‘Standard Map’ which wrongly shows parts of India as Chinese territory. China’s ‘map game’ comes a week after PM Modi and Xi Jinping shared the stage at BRICS Summit in South Africa. The map released on August 28 showed Arunachal Pradesh and the Aksai Chin region as part of its territory. Meanwhile, China’s map provocation drew sharp criticism from defence expert Shiwalee Deshpande and Congress leader Manish Tiwari. The information regarding the latest ‘standard map’ was shared by China’s state owned media Global Times on platform X. China also staked claims on Taiwan and South China Sea and traversed the 9-dash line and made it 10-dash line. Notably, this Chinese provocation comes ahead of the crucial G20 meeting scheduled to be held in Delhi in September. Earlier this year, China unilaterally attempted to “rename” as many as 11 Indian locations. Previously in 2017 and 2021, China's Civil Affair Ministry had “renamed” other Indian locations triggering another political confrontation. However, on several occasions, New Delhi has called out China's expansionist policies and rejected its claims.
29 August,2023 05:14 PM IST | Mumbai
Tamil Nadu’s Electricity Minister V Senthil Balaji was taken into custody by ED in the wee hours of June 14. A high-voltage drama was witnessed as the state minister was seen crying in pain after ED took him into custody. 22 years ago, a similar incident happened in Tamil Nadu when DMK chief M Karunanidhi was arrested. On June 30 2001, DMK founder Karunanidhi was arrested by the Tamil Nadu police. Then also, the high political drama was witnessed when Karunanidhi was also arrested in the wee hours. In a throwback video, Karunanidhi can be seen screaming as the police forcibly took him into custody.
14 June,2023 05:56 PM IST | Mumbai
PM Modi on May 16 held an engaging interaction with community leaders of various tribes of northeastern state Arunachal Pradesh. The meeting was held at his residence at Lok Kalyan Marg in the National Capital. Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu also participated in the meeting and thanked PM Modi for his support on border issues. The tribal community leaders also thanked Prime Minister Modi for various development in the state. PM Modi happily interacted with tribal community leaders.
17 May,2023 11:12 AM IST | Mumbai
China made yet another attempt to rename places in Arunachal Pradesh. The move invited opposition from the US slamming its expansionist mindset. The first batch of the standardised names of six places in Arunachal Pradesh was released in 2017 and the second batch of 15 places was issued in 2021.
05 April,2023 02:33 PM IST
A month after a clash between Indian and Chinese troops along the LAC in the Tawang sector, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited Arunachal Pradesh to inaugurate a series of development projects. One of the biggest highlights of his trip is the inauguration of a strategically important project of Siyom Bridge. Additionally, Singh also inaugurated 28 projects of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO). The infrastructural boost in the region comes as the border dispute between India and China worsened over the last few years. Rajnath Singh also talked about the India-China clash and said India hasn’t captured even an inch of land.
03 January,2023 05:32 PM IST | Mumbai
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said in his speech in Delhi during Bharat Jodo Yatra that China has taken 2 thousand square km of our land. Watch what Well-known defense experts of India said on to how much truth is there in this matter.
26 December,2022 01:10 PM IST | Mumbai
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on December 16 said that the situation has become normal in the Tawang area of Arunachal Pradesh. “An unfortunate incident happened in Tawang on December 09 when Chinese came there in Yangtse sector. I'm MLA from Yangtse sector and in Mumbai which means situation is normal there. It isn't the era of 1962, it's the era of PM Modi in 2022,” said Pema Khandu in Mumbai. The clash near Yangtse along the LAC in the sensitive sector took place last Friday amid the over 30-month border standoff between the two sides in eastern Ladakh. On Tuesday, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh told Parliament in New Delhi that the Indian Army thwarted an attempt by China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) to "unilaterally" change the status quo at Yangtse area in Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh on December 9. "The Indian Army bravely prevented the PLA from encroaching on our territory, and forced them to withdraw to their posts. Some soldiers from both sides were injured in the skirmish," he said in his statement in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.There were no fatalities or serious injuries to Indian troops in the scuffle, he added. Meanwhile, State Department Spokesperson Ned Price also told reporters that the US is closely monitoring the situation between India and China.
16 December,2022 03:39 PM IST | MumbaiADVERTISEMENT
