From The Pioneer:
… In contrast to our “growling” at Sri Lanka, how have we approached our relations with China recently? On the eve of President Hu Jintao’s visit to India, China’s Ambassador to India Sun Yuxi proclaimed: “In our position the whole State of Arunachal Pradesh is Chinese territory. And Tawang is one of the places in it. We are claiming all of that. That is our position.” New Delhi developed cold feet and avoided a formal protest.
China has subsequently reiterated these claims by denying a visa to an IAS official from Arunachal Pradesh, claiming that since he belongs to part of China, he does not need a visa to accompany over 100 of his colleagues being sent to China on an official “training” visit. China had earlier refused to issue visas to then Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Gegong Apang and to the Speaker of the Arunachal Pradesh Assembly. [Full Text]
G Parthasarathy is an Honorary Visiting Professor at the the Centre for Policy Research in New Delhi and former Indian Ambassador to Pakistan, Australia and Myanmar.
