Arunachal Pradesh

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A·ru·na·chal Pra·desh

 (är′o͝o-nä′chəl prə-dāsh′, -dĕsh′)
A state of northeast India on the Tibetan border. Much of Arunachal Pradesh, which lies in the foothills of the Himalayas, is claimed by China as part of Tibet and was the site of a war between China and India in 1962.
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Arunachal Pradesh

(ˌɑːrəˈnɑːkəl prəˈdɛʃ)
n
(Placename) a state in NE India, formed in 1986 from the former Union Territory. Capital: Itanagar. Pop: 1 091 117 (2001). Area: 83 743 sq km (32 648 sq miles). Former name (until 1972): North East Frontier Agency
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A•ru•na•chal Pra•desh

(ˌɑr əˈnɑ tʃəl prəˈdeɪʃ)
n.
a state in NE India. 864,558; 34,262 sq. mi. (88,743 sq. km). Cap.: Itauagar.
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Summary: New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): The Congress on Wednesday appointed former chief minister Nabam Tuki as the president of the party's Arunachal Pradesh unit.
Amman, April 24 (Petra) - A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake on Wednesday struck India's northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh, the US Geological Survey said.
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New Delhi: India on Saturday dismissed China's opposition to the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Arunachal Pradesh, saying the state was an intergral and inalienable part of India.
This handout photograph released by India's Press Information Bureau (PIB) on February 9, 2019 shows Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi making remarks at an inauguration event for development projects in Itanagar in northeastern Arunachal Pradesh state.
China's foreign ministry on Saturday condemned Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the disputed northeastern border state of Arunachal Pradesh, saying it "resolutely opposes" activities by Indian leaders in the region.
"China's position on the China-India boundary question is consistent and clear-cut," Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang said in response to reports that Modi visited the so-called Arunachal Pradesh Thursday.
Arunachal Pradesh is Indian territory and the opinion of others on the issue is not a concern for India, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said yesterday, days after China objected to her visit to the border state.
BEIJING -- China has warned India to remain cautious and exercise restraint after the grand launch of India's longest bridge, the Bhupen Hazarika Dhola-Sadiya, connecting Arunachal Pradesh to Assam.
IN A big setback for the Congress, President Pranab Mukherjee gave his nod to bring Arunachal Pradesh under central rule.
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