Arunachal Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh (अरुणाचल प्रदेश) is an Indian state. It is administered by India as a state, but China claims most of it as a part of the Tibet Autonomous Region. Arunachal Pradesh is one of two main disputed regions between India and China, the other being Aksai Chin. Arunachal Pradesh borders the Indian state of Assam to the south and Nagaland to the south east. Myanmar lies to the east of the state and Bhutan to the west. Itanagar is the capital of the state.

Related Topics:
India - State - Tibet Autonomous Region - Aksai Chin - Assam - Nagaland - Myanmar - Bhutan - Itanagar

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The People's Republic of China recognizes neither the state of Arunachal Pradesh nor its northern boundary, the McMahon Line. Instead, China calls the area South Tibet (藏南 pinyin: Zàngnán), and splits the area nominally among six border counties of Tibet Autonomous Region: (from west to east) Cona, Lhünzê, Nang, Mainling, Mêdog, and Zayü. At the same time, both the PRC and India have defined a Line of Actual Control, and it is widely believed that this dispute is not likely to result in actual hostilities.

Related Topics:
People's Republic of China - McMahon Line - Pinyin - Tibet Autonomous Region - Cona - Lhünzê - Nang - Mainling - Mêdog - Zayü - Line of Actual Control

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Formerly called NEFA (North East Frontier Agency), Arunachal Pradesh was part of the state of Assam until 1987. It was given statehood status after taking into consideration the security situation in the east and Sino-Indian tensions.

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"Arunachal Pradesh" means "land of the dawn-lit mountains" http://www.journeymart.com/Dexplorer/AsiaIS/India/ArunachalPradesh/default.asp or "land of the rising sun" http://www.indyahills.com/arnp/. ("Pradesh" means "state" or "region".)

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