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Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu condemns UN map showing state separate from India
✍️ indiatodayne.in
🗓 10 Sep 2026, 04:03 PM
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Chief Minister Pema Khandu publicly denounced a United Nations map that depicts Arunachal Pradesh as a territory apart from India, calling it inaccurate and politically motivated.
New Delhi – Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu issued a strong statement on Thursday condemning a recently released United Nations map that portrays the northeastern state as a separate entity from India. Khandu described the depiction as a factual error that undermines India's territorial integrity and could fuel external interference.
The map, circulated by an unnamed UN department, placed Arunachal Pradesh alongside other sovereign nations rather than within the Indian Union. The chief minister urged the UN to correct the mistake immediately and warned that such representations could have diplomatic repercussions.
India's Ministry of External Affairs has not yet released an official response, but diplomatic sources indicate that New Delhi is likely to raise the issue at the UN forum. The incident adds to ongoing sensitivities surrounding the disputed border with China, where Beijing also claims Arunachal Pradesh as part of its territory.
Khandu reaffirmed his government's commitment to safeguarding the state's status within India and called on the international community to respect the country's sovereign borders.
The map, circulated by an unnamed UN department, placed Arunachal Pradesh alongside other sovereign nations rather than within the Indian Union. The chief minister urged the UN to correct the mistake immediately and warned that such representations could have diplomatic repercussions.
India's Ministry of External Affairs has not yet released an official response, but diplomatic sources indicate that New Delhi is likely to raise the issue at the UN forum. The incident adds to ongoing sensitivities surrounding the disputed border with China, where Beijing also claims Arunachal Pradesh as part of its territory.
Khandu reaffirmed his government's commitment to safeguarding the state's status within India and called on the international community to respect the country's sovereign borders.