Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 10:25am on 17 May 2024,Friday India Global
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, in an interview with the Hindustan Times, accused former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru of losing Indian territory to China. Responding to opposition claims about China's construction of a model village near Arunachal Pradesh, Jaishankar said the village is in Longju, an area captured by China in 1959 during Nehru’s tenure. He noted that Nehru had admitted in Parliament that Longju was lost, and China took full control in 1962. Jaishankar stressed that current Chinese activities are in territory lost decades ago. India National news has widely covered Jaishankar's statements, sparking renewed debate on historical border issues.
