India updates Arunachal map with 1962 war-linked sites ahead of BRICS summit

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India has updated its official map of Arunachal Pradesh, giving greater prominence to strategically significant passes, lakes, settlements and a war memorial along the frontier with China, including several locations associated with the 1962 India-China war. The move comes at a significant time, with India preparing to host the BRICS Summit in New Delhi on September 12-13 and Chinese President Xi Jinping expected to attend. The cartographic update assumes significance because the India-China boundary remains disputed even as bilateral ties enter a phase of cautious stabilisation. The revised map gives greater visibility to locations carrying both strategic and historical importance,…

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