US sees "Arunachal Pradesh as an integral part of India", states bipartisan resolution on McMohan Line
The bipartisan resolution introduced in US Senate last month unequivocally recognized the state of Arunachal Pradesh as an integral part of India.
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New Delhi, Mar 15: While tensions between India and China along LAC, particularly near the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh continue, the US has announced its recognized of the McMahon Line as international boundary between China and Arunachal Pradesh. The update for the recognition comes in as per the bipartisan Senate resolution that states that it sees Arunachal Pradesh as an integral part of India.
"At a time when China continues to pose grave and gathering threats to the Free and Open Indo-Pacific, it is critical for the United States to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with our strategic partners in the region, especially India," Senator Bill Hagerty said. Senator Hagerty, along with Senator Jeff Merkley, introduced a resolution in the Senate. The bipartisan resolution introduced in US Senate last month unequivocally recognized the state of Arunachal Pradesh as an integral part of India.
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"This bipartisan resolution expresses the Senate's support for unequivocally recognizing the state of Arunachal Pradesh as an integral part of India, condemning China's military aggression to change the status quo along the Line of Actual Control, and further enhancing the US-India strategic partnership and the Quad in support of the Free and Open Indo-Pacific," Hagerty said on Tuesday (Mar 14). "This resolution makes clear that the United States views the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh as part of the Republic of India-not the People's Republic of China-and commits the US to deepen support and assistance to the region, alongside like-minded international partners and donors," Merkley said.
The bipartisan Senate resolution further denounced the Chinese provocations, including use of force by China to alter the status quo along the LAC. It also condemned China for developing villages in disputed areas, the publication of maps with names for cities and other features in Mandarin in Arunachal Pradesh, and the expansion of PRC territorial claims in Bhutan.
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