China Protests as PM Modi Opens World's Longest Tunnel in Arunachal Pradesh

Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 01:29pm on 11 Mar 2024,Monday India Global

China lodges a diplomatic protest with India over PM Narendra Modi's visit to Arunachal Pradesh, where he inaugurated the strategically vital Sela tunnel. China claims Arunachal as South Tibet and argues India's move will "only complicate" the boundary issue. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin asserts China's opposition, stating India lacks the right to develop the area of Zangnan. PM Modi opened the tunnel, linking Tezpur to Tawang, reducing travel time and enhancing troop movement along the Line of Actual Control with China.

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