U.S. Offers Full Backing to India After China Border Clash
NewsweekAPR 2023
China's claim over Arunachal Pradesh is among its many maritime and land disputes in Asia. The communist nation has sought to keep India off-balance by frequently needling it over its northeast and northernmost regions. It has reportedly even raised entire villages in disputed territories unilaterally. Such unfettered irredentism is dangerous for a region brimming with nuclear powers.
The McMahon Line, which demarcates the India-China border along Arunachal Pradesh, was drawn by the colonial British administration without the consent of the Chinese. Since Tibet is now an integral part of China and Arunachal Pradesh has long been culturally associated with Tibet, India can't claim sovereignty over the territory based on an old British whim.