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Indian Opposition Pressures Modi to Escalate Border Confrontation with China

by GABRIELLE REYES


Rahul Gandhi — a member of India’s left-wing opposition party, the Indian National Congress (INC) — asked, “When will we get back India’s territory that has been occupied by China?” in a post on Twitter Thursday considered by some to be directed toward India’s ruling, right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Asian News International (ANI) reported Friday.

Gandhi’s January 27 statement included a reference to China’s return that same day of an Indian teenager who had gone missing near the India-China border over a week prior. Miram Taron, 19, was last seen by his family near the border separating the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh from China’s Tibet Autonomous Region on January 18. The Indian Express reported on January 27 that Taron “was captured by China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) when he strayed across the border.”…


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