U.S. Recognises Arunachal Pradesh As Indian Territory

Ruby Thakur
March 22, 2024
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United States recognises Arunachal Pradesh as Indian territory and strongly opposes any unilateral attempts by China to advance territorial claims across the Line of Actual Control, a State Department spokesperson said. The statement came days after Beijing objected to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the northeastern state.

U.S. Recognises Arunachal Pradesh As Indian Territory

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United States recognises Arunachal Pradesh as Indian territory and strongly opposes any unilateral attempts by China to advance territorial claims across the Line of Actual Control, a State Department spokesperson said. The statement came days after Beijing objected to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the northeastern state.

State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel made the comment while speaking at a daily press conference in Washington, as per the news agency PTI.
“The United States recognises Arunachal Pradesh as Indian territory and we strongly oppose any unilateral attempts to advance territorial claims by incursions or encroachments, military or civilian, across the Line of Actual Control,” he said.

What It Is All About

Earlier this week, Chinese Defence Ministry spokesman Senior Colonel Zhang Xiaogang claimed that Arunachal Pradesh is an “inherent part of China’s territory” and that Beijing “never acknowledges and firmly opposes” the “so-called Arunachal Pradesh illegally established by India”.
The Chinese government claims Arunachal Pradesh as South Tibet and has named it Zangnan.

India has repeatedly dismissed China’s claims, asserting that Arunachal Pradesh “was, is, and will always be an integral and inalienable part of India.” and dismissed Beijing’s move to assign “invented” names to the area, saying it did not alter the reality.
On March 9, Prime Minister Modi dedicated to the nation the Sela Tunnel built at an altitude of 13,000 feet in Arunachal Pradesh that will provide all-weather connectivity to strategically located Tawang and is expected to ensure better movement of troops along the frontier region.

The Rs 825 crore tunnel, constructed on the road connecting Assam’s Tezpur to West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh, is being billed as the longest bi-lane road tunnel in the world at such an altitude.

The United States recognises the McMahon Line as the international boundary between China and Arunachal Pradesh, according to a bipartisan Senate resolution which sees Arunachal Pradesh as an integral part of India.

Ruby Thakur

General Studies Lecturer SSBCrackExams, BSc In PCM, Trained Students For State Services Exams. Expertise in Geography ,Polity & Current Affairs. Love Travelling.