(a) whether it is a fact that China has been constructing rail links right up to Arunachal Pradesh border;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the measures taken by the Union Government to safeguard Indian interest and its border?
(a) whether it is a fact that China has been constructing rail links right up to Arunachal Pradesh border;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the measures taken by the Union Government to safeguard Indian interest and its border?
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (SHRI S.M. KRISHNA)
(a) to (c) Government is aware that China is developing rail links in the border regions opposite India
in Tibet and Xinjiang Autonomous Regions, including the proposed extension of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway
line upto Nyingchi. Government is giving careful and special attention to the development of infrastructure
in the border areas opposite China, in order to meet our strategic and security requirements and also to
facilitate the economic development of these areas. This includes the States of Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal
Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh. Government keeps a constant watch on all developments
having a bearing on India’s security and takes all necessary measures to safeguard it.