New Delhi: Arunachal Pradesh is an integral part of India, a resolution was passed in the relevant committee of the Senate, the upper house of the US Congress, on Thursday. A week after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the US, president Joe Biden’s government’s move is “significant”, according to some diplomats.
Ahead of Prime Minister Modi’s visit to the US in June, the Biden government had sent a strong message to China, reminding them of the geostrategic situation in the world. The message was to put the Chinese military aggression in Ladakh and russia’s attack on the same line for the occupation of Ukraine, making it clear to New Delhi that Washington was on the side. In this context, that “circle” appears to have been completed with the passage of a new resolution in a Senate committee.The resolution, introduced thursday by Senators Jeff Merkley, Bill Haggerty, Tim Kaine and Chris Van Hollen, said .