We Recognise Arunachal Pradesh As Indian Territory & Oppose Any Claims Over It: US

Earlier this month, the Pentagon had said that China has been using coercive tactics in pursuit of territorial and maritime claims in the South and East China Seas, as well as along its border with India and Bhutan.

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New Delhi: The United States on Thursday, said that it has recognised the state of Arunachal Pradesh as Indian territory for nearly six decades and strongly opposes any unilateral attempts of advancing claim over it, indirectly targeting China. “For nearly six decades US has recognized Arunachal Pradesh is Indian territory. We strongly oppose any unilateral attempts to advance territorial claims by incursions, by military or civilian incursions across the established line of actual control,” a senior State Dept Official has said. And for the disputed boundaries, all we can say is that we encourage India and China to use their existing bilateral channels to discuss those and not resort to military force, the US Senior State Department official said. The statement comes amid strained India-China ties over boundary dispute. Earlier this month, the Pentagon had said that China has been using coercive tactics in pursuit of territorial and maritime claims in the South and East China Seas, as well as along its border with India and Bhutan. "Tensions with India persist along the northeastern border near the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, which China asserts is part of Tibet and therefore part of China, and near the Aksai Chin region at the western end of the Tibetan Plateau," the Pentagon said in its report to the Congress. In the latest diplomatic-military talks over the ongoing standoff in eastern Ladakh, India and China agreed to implement the consensus reached by theirs leaders over the border issue. They agreed to earnestly implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries, strengthen communication on the ground, avoid misunderstandings and misjudgements, stop sending more troops to the frontline, refrain from unilaterally changing the situation on the ground, and avoid taking any actions that may complicate the situation.