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India PM visits Arunachal Pradesh | India PM visits Arunachal Pradesh |
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Indian PM Manmohan Singh is visiting the north-eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh over the next two days. | Indian PM Manmohan Singh is visiting the north-eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh over the next two days. |
It is the first prime ministerial visit to the mountainous state in more than 10 years. | |
It is a particularly sensitive trip because neighbouring China, which borders the state, refuses to recognise India's sovereignty there. | |
Mr Singh was in Beijing recently as a guest of the Chinese leaders. Ties between the countries have warmed. | Mr Singh was in Beijing recently as a guest of the Chinese leaders. Ties between the countries have warmed. |
But the timing of Mr Singh's visit to the remote Indian state probably isn't a coincidence. | |
Indian officials have been concerned by recent Chinese statements about the border dispute, which has festered for more than four decades since the two countries fought a brief war in 1962. | |
Now Mr Singh is signalling the Indian intention to speed up the development of Arunachal Pradesh. | Now Mr Singh is signalling the Indian intention to speed up the development of Arunachal Pradesh. |
He will inaugurate a big hydro-electric scheme, as well as several road and rail projects. | He will inaugurate a big hydro-electric scheme, as well as several road and rail projects. |
Economic relations between India and China are booming, but other issues are holding back the strengthening of relations between the two rising powers of Asia. | Economic relations between India and China are booming, but other issues are holding back the strengthening of relations between the two rising powers of Asia. |
Negotiations have been proceeding quietly for some years now on how to resolve disagreements all along their shared border. | Negotiations have been proceeding quietly for some years now on how to resolve disagreements all along their shared border. |
But there aren't that many signs of real progress. | But there aren't that many signs of real progress. |
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