The government is set to roll out a Vibrant Villages Programme to develop the sparsely populated habitats along the disputed India-China boundary, apparently to counter the neighbouring communist country’s ploy to expand and cite settled population to buttress its expansive territorial claims. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the new Vibrant Villages Programme
Introduction It has been 71 years since the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the local government of Tibet signed a 17-point agreement on “the peaceful liberation of Tibet” (Central Tibetan Administration, May 23, 2019). Nevertheless, the region remains a major source of insecurity and vulnerability for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The PRC considers Tibet an integral part of …
Last year, China's national legislature established a new law on the preservation and exploitation of land border areas, declaring China's sovereignty and territorial integrity "sacred and inviolable," which could have implications for Beijing's border conflict with India.
As a result of the new border law, which goes into force on January 1, India is likely to face more obstacles on its northern border.
China's moves to build villages along its disputed boundary with India and to rename places in Arunachal Pradesh in its own languages are all linked to its ploy to take advantage of a bilateral agreement inked in 2005 and to sway the boundary negotiation in its favour. The Chinese government is also set to bring into force a new land boundary law on Saturday. The law, which