India rejected China's diplomatic protest over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Arunachal Pradesh.
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India rejected China's diplomatic protest over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Arunachal Pradesh and said objecting to such visits or developmental projects does not stand to reason. India has repeatedly rejected China’s territorial claims over Arunachal Pradesh, asserting that the state is an integral part of the country. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a number of development projects in Arunachal Pradesh, including the Sela Tunnel, an all-weather strategic link for Tawang and Kameng districts near the Line of Actual Control (LAC). PM visited Itanagar – the capital of Arunachal Pradesh. He remotely dedicated to the nation the Sela Tunnel built at an altitude of 13,000 feet in Arunachal Pradesh. The Rs825 crore tunnel constructed on the road connecting Tezpur in Assam with the West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh will provide all-weather connectivity to Tawang, which is at the core of the India-China boundary dispute in the eastern sector.
China, which claims Arunachal Pradesh as South Tibet, routinely objects to Indian leaders' visits to the state to highlight its claims. Beijing has also named the area as Zangnan.
Capital- Itanagar
CM- Pema Khandu; Governor- Lieutenant General Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik
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