Arunachal Pradesh

At the heart of Beijing's interest in Arunachal Pradesh is the town of Tawang, site of an important Tibetan Buddhist monastery.

Tensions between India and China flare on occasion, especially along India's far north-eastern border, along the state of Arunachal Pradesh.

The line is in effect the border today, but China claims a large chunk of the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, which it calls South Tibet.

New Delhi fears Beijing's territorial claims to the north-eastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh and its growing naval power.

Apart from Arunachal Pradesh, mostly claimed by China, Manipur is the only state where foreigners need a special permit to visit.

Q: The Indian Foreign Ministry recently stated that the Dalai Lama can visit any parts of India, including the "Arunachal Pradesh" .

Few linguists have worked in Arunachal Pradesh and no one has ever drawn up a reliable list of languages spoken there.

The area in dispute is called Arunachal Pradesh in India, and China calls it Southern Tibet.

Among the monasteries receiving Chinese funding are those in Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim.

It has the territory it really wants and has maintained its claim to Arunachal Pradesh only as a bargaining chip.

China's intentions are very clear. They want confrontation with India. One day they will definitely try to occupy Arunachal Pradesh.

China and India exchanged criticism over a visit to Arunachal Pradesh by Manmohan Singh, India's prime minister.

Given the current capabilities of the IAF fleet, this would pose a major threat to Indian forces in Ladakh, Sikkim or Arunachal Pradesh.

Soon they'll sell Arunachal Pradesh to China and Jammu and Kashmir to Pakistan as well.

Tension already exists over the status of India's Arunachal Pradesh state, which China refuses to recognise.

Then the governor of Arunachal Pradesh announced that the Indian military was deploying extra troops and fighter jets in the area.

Twenty-eight others were rescued after the bridge gave way in the state of Arunachal Pradesh.

Metok borders the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, which China claims as its territory.

China has blocked a water project in Arunachal Pradesh financed by the Asian Development Bank.

Pratibha Patil, India's president, emphasised India's claim to Arunachal Pradesh during a three-day visit last week.

Q: Several days ago, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visited "Arunachal Pradesh" .

Now in Arunachal Pradesh alone, building is under way of 2, 764km of road, more than half again of the state's existing network.

China has also begun issuing different visas for Indians from Arunachal Pradesh and Kashmir.

Whether it's Tibet, or Arunachal Pradesh, or even Siberia in the future, China will be showing up with its people to swallow it whole.

Some residents of Arunachal Pradesh -- the Indian state that China claims -- say it's about time.

As for Dalai's visit to the so-called "Arunachal Pradesh" , we express our grave concerns.

The Chinese claim that the Nyangtri or Nyingchi prefecture includes some parts of Arunachal Pradesh.

They are telling J&K, Arunachal pradesh not part of india by way of issue of staple visas.

Beijing claims 90, 000 sq km of land in the eastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, which borders Bhutan and Tibet.

In addition to the dispute about Arunachal Pradesh India says China still controls Indian territory in Kashmir.

The Chinese, who regard Arunachal Pradesh as part of Tibet, worry in turn about a buildup of Indian troops in the region.

Arunachal Pradesh has a population of about a million people, spread among 84, 000 square kilometers of mountains and valleys.

Beijing claims 90, 000 sq km in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, bordering Bhutan and Tibet.

India was humiliated by China's foray into what is now Arunachal Pradesh in 1962.

How about the denial of China visas to officials from Arunachal Pradesh?

India worries about Chinese claims to Arunachal Pradesh, an Indian state bordering Bhutan and Tibet;