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 | MumbaiADVERTISEMENT
