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Itanagar: China is not making slow advances into Arunachal Pradesh. Officials debunked recent social media rumors claiming otherwise. India maintains strict control while monitoring the border closely.
Beijing still claims the region, calling it South Tibet. This territorial dispute dates back to 1960. During border talks that year, China claimed roughly 69,000 square kilometers of the state. Tensions escalated in 1959 when Chinese forces attacked an Assam Rifles outpost at Longju. They seized the area, which remains under adverse possession today.
The 1962 war saw major military action across the Kameng, Subansiri, Siyom, Siang, and Lohit valleys. The People's Liberation Army retreated north of the Line of Actual Control once the ceasefire took hold. Officials noted that the lack of a mutually agreed boundary creates occasional face-offs between patrols. These incidents are handled via existing protocols.
The Indian Army and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police patrol the frontier. They watch the Great Himalayan range to keep the border secure. New infrastructure has improved surveillance capabilities significantly. Sources cautioned against believing vague rumors. They stated, "Such assertions should be assessed against specific locations and verifiable facts rather than generalised allegations."
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