NEW DELHI – India has slammed China on its comment on Prime MinisterNarendra Modi’s Arunachal Visit and has reiterated that the “State ofArunachal Pradesh is an integral and inalienable part of India.”
The spokesperson of the ministry of external affair Raveesh Kumar said,”Indian leaders visit Arunachal Pradesh from time to time, as they visitother parts of India. This consistent position has been conveyed to theChinese side on several occasions.”
China had strongly reacted to Prime Minister’s Arunachal Pradesh Visitcalling on the Indian side to “cherish the momentum” in ties and “refrainfrom actions” that may lead to “escalation of disputes”.
In a statement on Chinese’s foreign ministry website, the Spokesperson HuaChunying said,”China urges the Indian side to bear in mind the commoninterests of the two countries, respect the interests and concerns of theChinese side, cherish the momentum of improvement in bilateral relations,and refrain from any action that may lead to the escalation of disputes orcomplicate the boundary question.”
Hua said “The Chinese government has never recognized the so-called”Arunachal Pradesh” and is firmly opposed to the Indian leader’s visit tothe East Section of the China-India boundary” and said, “China’s positionon the China India boundary question is consistent and clear-cut.”
PM Modi in Arunachal Pradesh today. He laid the foundation stone for theconstruction of Greenfield Airport at Hollongi & Sela Tunnel in ArunachalPradesh. He also dedicated new DD Channel for Arunachal Pradesh – DD ArunPrabha at IG Park, Itanagar & laid a foundation stone for a permanentcampus of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) at Jote, ArunachalPradesh.