The latest move comes on the heels of China’s release, on Monday, of what it calls a “standard map” that depicts portions of Aksai Chin and Arunachal Pradesh as being within China’s control.
The 30th of August, New Delhi: According to sources that cite data obtained from satellite images, it is believed that Chinese soldiers have increased their building of fortified bunkers and underground tunnels in the Aksai Chin region.
According to the sources, there are building operations going place in Aksai Chin, which is area that China unlawfully occupies but that India has always claimed as its own.
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In addition, the sources said that Chinese soldiers had begun excavating tunnels and shafts beside a small river valley in order to create bunkers and shelters for themselves.
The latest move comes on the heels of China’s release, on Monday, of what it calls a “standard map” that depicts portions of Aksai Chin and Arunachal Pradesh as being within China’s control.
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar issued a statement on Tuesday in response to the map, saying that “China has put out maps with territories (that are) not theirs.” (It has been) done in the past.
Simply distributing maps that depict various regions of India doesn’t result in any significant effect. Our administration has a very firm grasp on the boundaries of our country. It is not true that making ridiculous claims may give you ownership of other people’s land, he continued.
Also on Tuesday, India strongly objected to China’s publication of a so-called “standard map” by submitting a formal complaint in writing.
“We have today lodged a strong protest through diplomatic channels with the Chinese side on the so-called’standard map’ of China from 2023 that lays claim to India’s territory,” the spokesman for the External Affairs Ministry, Arindam Bagchi, said. “The map in question lays claim to India’s territory.”
“We disagree with these allegations since they are without foundation. These kinds of actions on the part of the Chinese government really make finding a solution to the border dispute more difficult,” he went on to say.
The map was published only a few days before the G20 summit, which is going to be held in New Delhi on September 9 and 10.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed New Delhi’s “concerns over unresolved issues along LAC and other areas along the India-China border” to Chinese President Xi Jinping during an informal chat that took place last week at the BRICS conference in South Africa.
