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We are Indians
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...a_says_we_are_Indians/articleshow/2145849.cms
TAWANG (ARUNACHAL PRADESH): India and China have been locked in endless border talks for 22 years and yet Chinese claims to Tawang have popped up repeatedly.
While Chinese officials recently refused visa to an Arunachal Pradesh official to reiterate Beijings claim, there have been reports of alleged incursions by the Peoples Liberation Army into the states higher reaches. Even the Chinese ambassador to India, Sun Yuxi, has claimed that the whole of Arunachal Pradesh belongs to China.
Inside Tawang, however, such a debate appears irrelevant and unnecessary. The people of this picturesque north-western Arunachal Pradesh district regard themselves as "Indian" in body and soul.
"Not a soul in Tawang will ever support China. We are an inalienable part of India and the Indian society," says Sangay Jampi, secretary of Tawangs famed Galden Namgyal Lhatse monastery. "Neither Tibet nor Tawang ever belonged to China," the 35-year-old monk adds.
The 400-year-old shrine wields tremendous influence on the lives of the local people, who pay taxes for its upkeep.
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This is what i Said, People are More always more important than piece of land.
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Finally, A Signal
http://www.outlookindia.com/full.asp?fodname=20070622&fname=raman&sid=1&pn=3
Talking to journalists at Shillong on June 16, 2007, Shri Mukherjee said that "he had made it clear to his new Chinese counterpart that any elected government of India is not permitted by the provisions of the Constitution to part with any part of our land that sends representatives to the Indian Parliament."
He added: "The days of Hitler are over. After the Second World War, no country captures land of another country in the present global context. That is why there is a civilised mechanism of discussions and dialogue to sort out border disputes. We sit around the table and discuss disputes to resolve them."
The international community has recognised that the days of coveting the territory of another country in the name historic legitimacy are over, but unfortunately, not China and Al Qaeda.
Shri Antony told journalists at New Delhi on June 18, 2007: "China has been building infrastructure (near the Line of Actual Control). We are also building infrastructure. Nobody can prevent both sides. There is nothing wrong in that. They have the right to build infrastructure on their territory. We have the right to do that on ours. We are also trying to hasten the development of our infrastructure. They have their perception (about Arunachal Pradesh). On our part, we are very categorical that Arunachal Pradesh is part of India."
These are welcome signals to Beijing of our determination to defend Arunachal Pradesh, including Tawang. But signals without strength will serve little purpose. Strength can come only from concrete action on the ground to strengthen our intelligence and military-related capabilities in Arunachal Pradesh..
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...a_says_we_are_Indians/articleshow/2145849.cms
TAWANG (ARUNACHAL PRADESH): India and China have been locked in endless border talks for 22 years and yet Chinese claims to Tawang have popped up repeatedly.
While Chinese officials recently refused visa to an Arunachal Pradesh official to reiterate Beijings claim, there have been reports of alleged incursions by the Peoples Liberation Army into the states higher reaches. Even the Chinese ambassador to India, Sun Yuxi, has claimed that the whole of Arunachal Pradesh belongs to China.
Inside Tawang, however, such a debate appears irrelevant and unnecessary. The people of this picturesque north-western Arunachal Pradesh district regard themselves as "Indian" in body and soul.
"Not a soul in Tawang will ever support China. We are an inalienable part of India and the Indian society," says Sangay Jampi, secretary of Tawangs famed Galden Namgyal Lhatse monastery. "Neither Tibet nor Tawang ever belonged to China," the 35-year-old monk adds.
The 400-year-old shrine wields tremendous influence on the lives of the local people, who pay taxes for its upkeep.
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This is what i Said, People are More always more important than piece of land.
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Finally, A Signal
http://www.outlookindia.com/full.asp?fodname=20070622&fname=raman&sid=1&pn=3
Talking to journalists at Shillong on June 16, 2007, Shri Mukherjee said that "he had made it clear to his new Chinese counterpart that any elected government of India is not permitted by the provisions of the Constitution to part with any part of our land that sends representatives to the Indian Parliament."
He added: "The days of Hitler are over. After the Second World War, no country captures land of another country in the present global context. That is why there is a civilised mechanism of discussions and dialogue to sort out border disputes. We sit around the table and discuss disputes to resolve them."
The international community has recognised that the days of coveting the territory of another country in the name historic legitimacy are over, but unfortunately, not China and Al Qaeda.
Shri Antony told journalists at New Delhi on June 18, 2007: "China has been building infrastructure (near the Line of Actual Control). We are also building infrastructure. Nobody can prevent both sides. There is nothing wrong in that. They have the right to build infrastructure on their territory. We have the right to do that on ours. We are also trying to hasten the development of our infrastructure. They have their perception (about Arunachal Pradesh). On our part, we are very categorical that Arunachal Pradesh is part of India."
These are welcome signals to Beijing of our determination to defend Arunachal Pradesh, including Tawang. But signals without strength will serve little purpose. Strength can come only from concrete action on the ground to strengthen our intelligence and military-related capabilities in Arunachal Pradesh..
