"US Affirms Arunachal Pradesh as Integral Part of India Amid Indo-China Tensions"
The US State Department has declared its recognition of Arunachal Pradesh as part of India and strongly opposes any unilateral attempts to advance territorial claims in the region, which shares a border with China. This statement comes amid ongoing tensions between China and India, with both countries having fortified positions and deployed extra troops along their border since clashes in 2020. The US and India have been strengthening bilateral ties to counter China's influence in the Asian and Indo-Pacific regions, while the US and China have had their own tense relations over various issues.