Angry monks pray as China opposes Dalai Lama’s Arunachal visitTAWANG - Buddhist monks have been holding special prayers here for the safe visit of the Dalai Lama to India’s frontier state of Arunachal Pradesh after China objected to the Tibetan spiritual leader’s proposed trip, religious leaders Thursday said. Indian troops move to China border, army says it is routineTAWANG - India has moved hundreds of troops to the Chinese border along the northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh, but an army officer said Sunday that this was a routine winter exercise. Sino-India border dispute hots up over use of multilateral institution, says NYTTAWANG - A new twist has been introduced into the vexed land border dispute between India and China, with the latter trying to block a 2.9 billion dollar Asian Development Bank (ADB) loan to India on the grounds that part of the loan was destined for water projects in Arunachal Pradesh, the state that includes the disputed area of Tawang. President Patil leaves for Tawang in ArunachalTAWANG - President Pratibha Patil on Thursday left for Tawang, the district headquarters located at 9000 feet above sea level near Sino-India border. |