Arunachal Pradesh Governor Lt General Retd. KT Parnaik participated in the two-day seminar ‘Arunachal Pradesh – India’s Dynamic Frontier’ held at Headquarters 2 Mountain Division, Dinjan in Assam. The Governor said that along the borders with Myanmar and Bhutan, culture and security intersect in complex ways. He further said that along the northern frontier, Chinese strategy is deliberate and long-term, extending across the Line of Actual Control from Ladakh to the eastern sector.
China applies calibrated pressure by building border-proximate infrastructure, creating dual-use “border settlements,” and renaming places to shape narratives. To counter this and ensure deterrence, stability, and lasting control along Arunachal Pradesh’s sensitive frontier, security, development, diplomacy, and community empowerment must advance together through a whole-of-nation approach, the Governor emphasised.
The Governor called for a Whole-of-Nation Approach to strengthen Arunachal’s security, inclusive development, and economic growth. On the occasion, Former civil servant and Indian Ambassador Phunchok Stobdan examined Arunachal-Tibet linkages, culture, and their wider historical contours. Further, writer, military historian, and filmmaker Shiv Kunal Verma spoke on flora, fauna, eco-tourism, and the region’s latent potential.
