Indian and Chinese armies personnel meeting held at Kibithu

Guwahati: While a border personnel meeting was held between Indian and Chinese armies at Kibithu in Anjaw district on Thursday, security sources said this particular incursion did not come up for discussion.

Hiwak Chader, a student from Kacha village of Taksing circle, told this newspaper that people there had noticed the movement of Chinese troops in the Asa-Pila-Maya area around three months ago, but the government was not aware about it. He said the villagers handed over photos to Army Intelligence and IB sleuths.

Security sources said that there was no initiative on the ground to discourage such incursion by the PLA.

Pointing out that it was the indigenous Arunachalees who are not only keeping a close watch on Indian territory but also acting as intelligence officer for the Indian Army and IB.

Asserting that indigenous villagers of Taksing area are guarding and defending Indian territory in Taksing circle, Mr Chader said that time has come that government should take a realistic approach to demarcate the land-border with China which was expanding its territory in many areas.

It is significant that a delegation of BJP MPs in its report in 2010 on Chinese incursion in Arunachal Pradesh had also pointed out that Thagla Ridge, Namka Chu and Sumdrong Chu Valley continue to be under Chinese occupation.