New Land Border Law

China said on Thursday that its new land border law will not affect the implementation of existing border treaties and urged relevant countries to avoid making "undue speculation" about a "normal legislation".

India has expressed concern over a new Chinese law on protection and exploitation of land border areas which was passed recently amid a military stand-off between the two nations.

China passed a law on Saturday to strengthen border protection amid a protracted standoff with India, worries about spillover effects from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan and the spread of COVID-19 from Southeast Asia.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today sent out a strong note of reassurance to the 70-odd indigenous tribes of Assam, granting recognition for the land they have lived on for generations but without any official documentation. The allocation of ownership to over a lakh such natives comes merely months ahead of the state Assembly polls in March-April. ...

China said on Thursday that its new land border law will not affect the implementation of existing border treaties and urged relevant countries to avoid making "undue speculation" about a "normal legislation".

India has expressed concern over a new Chinese law on protection and exploitation of land border areas which was passed recently amid a military stand-off between the two nations.

China passed a law on Saturday to strengthen border protection amid a protracted standoff with India, worries about spillover effects from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan and the spread of COVID-19 from Southeast Asia.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today sent out a strong note of reassurance to the 70-odd indigenous tribes of Assam, granting recognition for the land they have lived on for generations but without any official documentation. The allocation of ownership to over a lakh such natives comes merely months ahead of the state Assembly polls in March-April. ...