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Monday, March 16, 2026
TopicArunachal Pradesh

Topic: Arunachal Pradesh

Indian Vlogger claims was detained at Chinese airport for 15 hrs over video on Arunachal woman

In video posted on YouTube, Anand Mittal (‘On Road Indian’) alleged he was detained at Guangzhou airport on 16 November, questioned by Chinese authorities but eventually let go.

‘Remarkable coincidence’—why SC sought info on govt contracts to Arunachal CM Khandu’s kin over 10 yrs

According to govt affidavit, almost 95% contracts in Tawang were awarded to firms or individuals related to Pema Khandu or his brother. NGO says state has filed only partial data.

Why China targets Arunachal citizens — and how Nehru, Patel and Khathing saw it coming

After the illegal detention of Prema Wangjom Thongdok at Shanghai airport, China once again fell back on a deliberate playbook it has used for decades.

China detains and harasses an Indian citizen. New Delhi must do more than issue a démarche

The baseless claim of Arunachal Pradesh as 'Southern Tibet' cropped up once again when an Indian national was harassed by Chinese immigration officials at Shanghai Airport.

India issues démarche to China after Arunachal woman’s passport labelled ‘invalid’ at Shanghai airport

Prema Wangjom Thongdok, an Indian citizen living in the UK, was transiting when Shanghai airport officials allegedly harassed her, called Arunachal Pradesh 'China'.

Trial run worth the wait. India’s 2,000 MW power dream takes shape in Arunachal’s Subansiri Lower

Four of the power station’s eight units will start commercial operations between mid-November & December-end. Trial run of one of the units was initiated less than a fortnight ago.

While China builds its mega dam on Brahmaputra, India’s long-delayed Subansiri marks key milestone

Commissioning of units of the Subansiri hydropower project begins as work on China's mega dam proceeds. The project was originally slated for completion in 2014.

Anger over Wangchuk’s detention wasn’t limited to Ladakh. It spread to Arunachal, Uttarakhand & HP

Wangchuk was detained under NSA on 26 Sept after protests demanding statehood & Sixth Schedule protection for Ladakh turned violent. He was accused of instigating the violence. 

Proof that elusive wild cats still prowl high Himalayas—Pallas’ Cat photographed 1st time in Arunachal

WWF & Arunachal Forest Department study also found common leopard at highest ever 4,600 m; clouded leopards, marbled cats and Himalayan wood owl at unusually high altitudes. 

On Camera

SC decision on menstrual leave is feminist. Rani of Jhansi didn’t use period as an excuse

Women officers in the forces routinely manage the physiological realities of menstruation. Making menstrual leave mandatory would be two steps backwards for them.

India-US trade deal to be signed after Trump administration decides new global ‘tariff architecture’

New Delhi is examining the legal implications of the latest set of American investigations into Indian exports under Section 301(b) of the Trade Act of 1974, it is learnt.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.