China’s map shenanigan aims to provoke India before G20. New Delhi mustn’t fall for it

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All the spirit of bonhomie appears to have evaporated in less than a week’s time. Following announcements about some of the pious agreements of both sides having “positive, constructive and in-depth discussion” (on the resolution of the remaining issues along the LAC in the Western Sector) and working on confidence-building measures, Beijing has come up with a controversial map. China’s ministry of natural resources has shown Arunachal Pradesh and Aksai Chin as part of its territory in the 2023 edition of its ‘standard map’. India has lodged a strong protest against this map. Besides publishing an incorrect and provocative map,...