Latest Arunachal map shows 3 places illegally held by China
New official Indian maps have identified three areas in Arunachal Pradesh as being under illegal Chinese occupation, highlighting ongoing border tensions. The mapping includes strategically significant locations that were flashpoints during the 1962 war, signaling a shift in how India documents its frontier disputes.
Why it matters
The formal mapping of disputed territories underscores the persistent geopolitical friction between India and China along the McMahon Line.
GUWAHATI: India’s mapping of a string of disputed and sensitive frontier pockets in Arunachal Pradesh along the McMahon Line on official Survey of India maps has brought into focus multiple pressure points along the India-China boundary, including a mountainous stretch where China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has built structures on terrain that once housed an Indian Army forward post before the 1962 war.Defence assessments a decade ago identified six disputed and four sensitive areas along Arunachal’s border, with forces placed on heightened alert to monitor Chinese activity. The six disputed pockets were Asaphila, Longju, Bisa and Maja in Upper Subansiri, and Tulung La and Yangtse in Tawang.Of these, Asaphila, Longju, Bisa and Maja are under illegal Chinese occupation, with Asaphila lying deeper inside.
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