India-China border face-offs test Modi six years after deadly clash
Summary
India’s border force chief says Indian and Chinese troops remain in multiple face-offs in Arunachal Pradesh, despite recent efforts by New Delhi and Beijing to improve ties. The unresolved border dispute raises security and political concerns in India, six years after a deadly clash in Ladakh.Key Facts
- Indo-Tibetan Border Police chief Shatrujeet Kapur said confrontations with Chinese forces in Arunachal Pradesh are continuing.
- The reported face-offs are in the remote Upper Subansiri region of Arunachal Pradesh.
- Local civil society groups have alleged that Chinese forces are entering Indian territory and blocking Indian troops from patrolling some points.
- At least 20 Indian troops died in hand-to-hand fighting with Chinese forces in Ladakh six years ago.
- India and China dispute the 3,488-kilometre border, including the status of Arunachal Pradesh.
- China rejects the McMahon Line, which India regards as its border, and claims all of Arunachal Pradesh.
- The Indian government had not confirmed the nature of the latest border tensions five days after Kapur’s remarks.
- Chinese President Xi Jinping visited New Delhi for the BRICS summit and met Prime Minister Narendra Modi as both countries pursued closer ties.
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