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Xi Jinping’s India Visit Clouded by Map Row

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Xi Jinping's India Visit Clouded by Map Row

On the eve of India hosting the G20 summit in New Delhi, China released a so-called “standard map” coopting parts of eastern Ladakh as per the rejected 1959 line and Arunachal Pradesh in the Middle Kingdom apart from Taiwan and the South China Sea. This cartographic expansion by Beijing duly amplified by Chinese propaganda through social media was immediately rebutted and rejected by the Modi government as Arunachal Pradesh is an integral part of India and parts of Aksai Chin were occupied by Mao’s China in the 1950s even before…

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China’s Inclusion of Arunachal in New Map: Congress Urges Centre to Take Strong Stand

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China's Inclusion of Arunachal in New Map: Congress Urges Centre to Take Strong Stand

China has officially released the 2023 edition of its “standard map,” which shows the state of Arunachal Pradesh and the Aksai Chin region as part of its territory, prompting a sharp reaction from the Congress. Congress MP Manish Tewari on Tuesday advised the Narendra Modi government to introspect whether it would be appropriate to host Chinese President Xi Jinping at G20 Summit to be held in New Delhi next month. “The absurdity and preposterousness of the Chinese claim is evidenced by the history of the Sino-Indian border dispute…Today, the real…

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