China re-creates enclave in Arunachal Pradesh, satellite images reveal the truth

According to satellite images, this enclave was not present in 2019, but it was visible only after a year. The new enclave is located 93 km east of the area where the Chinese built a village.

China has created another enclave in Arunachal Pradesh, which has at least 60 buildings.

According to satellite images, this enclave was not present in 2019, but it was visible only after a year. The new enclave is located 93 km east of the area of ​​Arunachal Pradesh, and which was also confirmed in a Pentagon report a few days back. India reacted sharply to the Pentagon report, which confirmed saying that "China has carried out construction activities over the past several years in border areas, including areas on which it illegally occupied in a few decades. India has never accepted such illegal occupation of its territory, nor does it accept China's irrational claims."

This second enclave is about six kilometers within India, and is in the area, which is between the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and the International Border. India has always claimed its own territory. It is not clear from the pictures whether people are settled in the enclave or not.

When asked for comment by NDTV, the Indian Army said, "The area related to the coordinates recorded in your question is in the territory of China to the north of the LAC." This statement does not contradict the fact that the enclave and the International Border. In other words, it is in Indian territory, which has been illegally occupied by China. When NDTV questioned the Army on the issue, a senior Army officer said they stood by their reply - "The area being pointed to is north of the LAC." Once again, this The talk of the new enclave being built on Indian soil was not ruled out.

This week had also sought comments from top officials in Arunachal Pradesh - chief minister, deputy chief minister, home minister - through written questions. No response has been received at the time of publication of this report, and it will be updated as response is received.

It is significant that the government's statement last week on the Pentagon's report not only acknowledged, but emphasized that China has tried to annex Indian territories with exactly the same construction.

In a statement given in Parliament a year ago, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Arunachal Pradesh had commented on the occupation by China. Tapir Gaon had said in the Lok Sabha, "I want to tell the media houses of the country that the amount of Indian territory that China has occupied (in Arunachal Pradesh) is not getting as much coverage." Referring to the months-long India-China conflict, Tapir Gaon had said, "If there is another incident like Doklam, it will be in Arunachal Pradesh."

The existence of the new enclave, the second of its kind, is proved by photographs from two of the world's leading satellite imagery providers - Maxar Technologies and Planet Labs. Not only do dozens of buildings are visible in these pictures of Shi-Yomi district of Arunachal Pradesh, but a Chinese flag is also seen painted on the roof of a building, which is so big in size that satellite images can be seen. Through this huge flag, China is seen presenting its claim on this area.

The exact location of the new enclave is clearly shown by Bharatmaps, an online map service of the Government of India. This digital map of India, which is carefully prepared under the supervision of the Surveyor General of India, also confirms that this location is within the Indian border.

According to Sim Tac, chief military analyst working for the Europe-based Force Analysis, which analyzes military conflicts and defense policy and provides data, "Data from the Geographic Information System (GIS), taken from the official website of the Survey of India Based on Gaya, the location of this village is conditionally in Indian territory." "It seems to be a location where Chinese access to this valley would be easier than India due to local geographical conditions. The valley directly connects the nearby Chinese communities on the banks of the Yarlung Tsangpo (Brahmaputra) river, while it is isolated from the territory under Indian control by a high mountain range."

Indian experts also confirm this. Arup Dasgupta, who has decades of experience in satellite imaging technology, said, "Examination of BharatMaps based on the boundaries shown by the Surveyor General of India, which has jurisdiction to show India's borders in all official maps, shows that the area is internationally bound. It is seven kilometers from the border."

A photograph of this enclave  was published in July this year by Xinhua News Agency , which is China's state-run press agency. At the same time, Chinese President Xi Jinping visited this area on the border of Arunachal Pradesh and inspected the new, strategically important railway line. The newly built Chinese enclave is about 33 kilometers south of the airport where Xi Jinping landed.

Leading strategy expert on China Brahm Chelani said, "The new village shows how China is slowly eating away at India's Himalayan borders. The pictures of this brand new village make it clear that it is artificial. China has also given a Chinese name to this village, although this village is present in an area where probably no one speaks Chinese."

The continuation of construction work by China on its borders with India comes at a time when it has introduced a new Land Border Law, which has promised government assistance to build for ordinary citizens in the border areas. Building villages in the border areas is considered an important part of China's strategy, so that it can make its claims on the areas permanent, because international law considers settlements to the public as evidence that there is a country on that area. There is effective control.