China in Arunachal, India won't care: CNN-IBN - Meetu Jain <http://ibnlive.com/news/china-in-arunachal-india-wont-care/top/30039-3.\ html>
http://ibnlive.com/news/china-in-arunachal-india-wont-care/top/30039-3.h\ tml <http://ibnlive.com/news/china-in-arunachal-india-wont-care/top/30039-3.\ html> New Delhi: First the Chinese ambassador to India Sun Yuxi made a sensational statement to CNN-IBN claiming that Arunachal Pradesh was a part of China, and now the Chinese seem to be making good their claim. Reports indicate that the Chinese have actually crossed the border to occupy parts of the state's territory. However, it's not the first time that such an incident has occurred. Every time the snow on the high peaks melts, the Indian side realises that China has intruded deeper into the country. But the envoy's outrageous claim and the infiltration don't seem to be bothering the Indian Government, keen on taking the dialogue process forward. "There are some inadvertent incursions. Are we going to make them a national issue and make them come in the way of talks that are heading positively towards a resolution - no," said Home Secretary V K Duggal. In an interview with the CNN-IBN, Duggal also spoke about other law and order challenges of 2007. Interestingly, while the UPA Government is demanding President's rule in Uttar Pradesh - going to polls soon - the state is not really a cause for worry. "There is nothing like worrisome in that state," said Duggal. Instead, it's the Congress-ruled Punjab that the intelligence agencies are especially keeping a watch out for. "The election fervour this time seems to be a little bit more charged. It's going to be a little bit more tensely-fought election," said Duggal. The Home Secretary also admitted for the first time that both the Singur violence and the Kalinganagar massacre in early 2006 had a Naxal element to it. "What you saw in Singur and Kalinganagar, all states are conscious that they need a better rehab policy, now that they are setting up development projects. If that's not done, these people can become a source of information to Naxals," he said. The Centre's big claim for 2006 is that violence was at an all time low. But it's the New Year that will be the big challenge, as waiting to upset the status quo are not just sleeper cells from within the country, but also the terror groups from outside. Arunachal is Chinese land: envoy: CNN-IBN -- Surya Gangadharan <http://ibnlive.com/news/arunachal-is-chinese-territory-envoy-minces-no-\ words/26108-3.html> http://ibnlive.com/news/arunachal-is-chinese-territory-envoy-minces-no-w\ ords/26108-3.html <http://ibnlive.com/news/arunachal-is-chinese-territory-envoy-minces-no-\ words/26108-3.html> New Delhi: Arunachal Pradesh is Chinese territory, Beijing's envoy to Delhi has said ahead of the country's President's visit to India on November 20. In an exclusive interview to CNN-IBN, Chinese Ambassador Sun Yuxi reiterated his country's claim to the strategically important state and said the border dispute with India was complicated and would take time to resolve. "In our position the whole of what you call the state of Arunachal Pradesh is Chinese territory and Tawang (district) is only one place in it and we are claiming all of that-that's our position," said Ambassador Sun Yuxi. Sun Yuxi avoided a question on China wanting India to give up nuclear weapons. "Unfortunately, we have five nuclear weapons powers in the world. That number should be reduced. We will be very happy if we can give up our nuclear weapons and are working for an international agreement on elimination of nuclear weapons," he said. Long march to settlement China cites the Tawang Monastery, one of the last vestiges of Mahayana Buddhism, as evidence that the mountainous district of Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh once belonged to Tibet and that India should hand it back to help settle the row. The dispute over the 3,500-km India-China border led to the 1962 war. New Delhi disputes Beijing's rule over 38,000 sq km of barren, icy and uninhabited land on the Tibetan plateau, which China seized from India in the 1962 war. China, for its part, claims 90,000 sq km of territory in Arunachal Pradesh. Within that disputed area is Tawang and its monastery. The neighbours have held several rounds of talks since 1981 to resolve the dispute but have so far failed to make progress. Last year, they agreed on an 11-point roadmap to settle the border row in light of booming bilateral trade and growing ties. The proposal was seen as an attempt towards accepting the status quo and hammering out a swap whereby China would give up claims in the east in return for India's recognition of Chinese sovereignty in the strategic Aksai Chin area in the west. Although both sides seemed amenable to such a deal, Beijing's demand for Tawang - and India's refusal to part with any populated territories - has created a stumbling block. moderator formated, assamonline
