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Arunachal CM rejects Chinese encroachment, backs Army patrols
Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Pema Khandu on Saturday dismissed reports of Chinese military encroachment in the state, saying the Indian Army is effectively patrolling and safeguarding the territory. His remarks came a…
The Story in Brief
Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Pema Khandu on Saturday dismissed reports of Chinese military encroachment in the state, saying the Indian Army is effectively patrolling and safeguarding the territory. His remarks came a day after the Centre formally identified 27 locations in the state by their standard names on the official Survey of India map.
The move counters China's repeated attempts to rename places in Arunachal Pradesh, which New Delhi has called "vain and preposterous". The list includes strategic spots near the Line of Actual Control, such as Long Ju, Thag La and Jairampur. China has issued three lists of standardised names for the region since 2017.
The Indian Opinion
The map exercise is a quiet, concrete reply to China's renaming spree, but it will not impress Beijing. The real test is whether the Army can hold the LAC without fresh clashes. Watch how many patrols and construction projects follow these names on paper. A border dispute is settled by boots on the ground, not by cartographers in Delhi.
Sources (2): timesofindia.indiatimes.com, rediff.com
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