Dear Beijing, if Arunachal is ‘South Tibet’, let’s talk about Tibet🧵

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India is responding to China's naming of Arunachal Pradesh as 'South Tibet' by asserting claims over Tibet itself, marking a shift from its traditional diplomatic restraint. This public assertion just before Xi Jinping's expected visit to Delhi signals India's willingness to engage in nomenclature disputes and challenge China's territorial claims more directly.

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Dear Beijing, if Arunachal is ‘South Tibet’, let’s talk about Tibet🧵
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During the first 15 years after Independence, India repeatedly sought to win China’s confidence, only to produce results that were often the opposite of what it intended.
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China has spent years weaponising nomenclature. It has issued Chinese names for places in Arunachal Pradesh. Now Bharat is answering in the same language.
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The timing makes the message more significant. Xi Jinping is expected to visit Delhi next month. The older Indian diplomatic instinct might have been to postpone anything remotely provocative. Not anymore. Read the complete article (@Utpal_Kumar1) firstpost.com/opinion/dear-b…