India launches villages programme in Arunachal, ignores angry China


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India’s powerful home minister on Monday visited a Himalayan frontier state that China claims as part of its territory to launch a 48 billion rupee ($585 million) development scheme he said would add to the security of the unmarked border. Home Minister Amit Shah said the programme, which will cover nearly 3,000 villages in four states and one federally administered territory on the Chinese frontier, was aimed at helping reverse migration out of border areas. Shah added during Monday’s visit to Arunachal Pradesh that Indian troops, who have long been deployed in the region, were making sure no one eyed...