New Delhi, July 15 -- Two events in India in July 2025 generated more political heat for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) than the peak of the Indian summer. One was Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu's visit to Dharamsala for the 90th birthday celebrations of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and the other was the Dalai Lama's visit to Ladakh.

"Our border is with Tibet, not China... China, in its current form, only emerged after the communist revolution. There was no historical or cultural connection between Arunachal Pradesh and China. Before the Chinese occupation of Tibet in the 1950s, the people of Arunachal Pradesh had spiritual, cultural, and trade relations with the Tibetan people. Our ties are ancient... None of the Indian...