,,iii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ge  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of
 ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #af1
 #bjbc,mr4 ,merkley 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,hagerty1 and ,mr4 ,cornyn7 submitted   
the following resolution2 which was     
referred to the ,committee on ,foreign  
,relations  ,,resolution  ,reaffirming  
the state of ,arunachal ,pradesh as     
,indian territory and condemning the    
,people's ,republic of ,china's         
provocations in ,south ,asia4  ,whereas1
 since the ,sino-,indian war of #aifb1  
the ,united ,states has recognized the  
,mc,mahon ,line as the international    
boundary between the ,people's ,republic
 of ,china and the ,indian state of     
,arunachal ,pradesh2 ,whereas the       
,united ,states recognizes the state of 
,arunachal ,pradesh not as disputed     
territory but as an integral part of the
 ,republic of ,india1 and this          
recognition is not qualified in any way2
 ,whereas the ,government of the        
,people's ,republic of ,china claims    

,arunachal ,pradesh as its own          
territory1 which it calls ,south ,tibet1
 and has invoked these claims as part of
 its increasingly aggressive and        
expansionist policies2 ,whereas1 in     
,december #bjba1 the ,people's ,republic
 of ,china's ,ministry of ,civil        
,affairs published a detailed map of the
 ,indian state of ,arunachal ,pradesh   
which assigned ,mandarin-language names 
to #ae geographic features1 including   
eight residential settlements1 four     
mountain peaks1 two rivers1 and one     
mountain pass1 as well as the names of  
the administrative regions where each of
 these are located2 ,whereas1 in        
,december #bjbb1 ,people's ,republic of 
,china and ,indian troops engaged in a  
skirmish in ,arunachal ,pradesh along   
the ,line of ,actual ,control1 the      
biggest clash in the ,eastern ,sector in
 six years2 ,whereas the ,people's      
,liberation ,army engaged in provocative
 moves in the ,western ,sector along the
 ,line of ,actual ,control starting in  

,april #bjbj1 including increasing troop
 deployments1 building new              
infrastructure in contested areas1 and  
harassing ,indian patrols1 particularly 
around the ,depsang ,plains1 ,galwan    
,valley1 ,hot ,springs1 and ,pangong    
,lake2 ,whereas these provocations by   
the ,people's ,republic of ,china       
upended then-improving ,india-,china    
relations and ultimately led to the     
,galwan ,valley clash in ,june #bjbj1   
which resulted in the death of #bj      
,indian soldiers2 ,whereas the ,people's
 ,republic of ,china has constructed two
 ,chinese villages close to the ,line of
 ,actual ,control near ,arunachal       
,pradesh and expanded its territorial   
claims in ,bhutanese territory in the   
,eastern ,sector2 ,whereas ,arunachal   
,pradesh contains the ,buddhist town of 
,tawang1 home to the revered ,tawang    
,monastery and is the birthplace of the 
sixth ,dalai ,lama1 ,tsangyang ,gyatso2 
,whereas the ,people's ,republic of     
,china has raised diplomatic objections 

to visits to ,arunachal ,pradesh by the 
,dalai ,lama and other leaders and has  
refused to grant residents of the       
,indian state visas for travel to       
,china2 ,whereas the provocations by the
 ,people's ,republic of ,china impede   
poverty alleviation and economic        
development in ,arunachal ,pradesh1     
where nearly #be percent of the         
population lives in multidimensional    
poverty according to ,india's #bjba     
,national ,multidimensional ,poverty    
,index1 leading many international      
donors to be cautious of providing      
assistance due to the state's perceived 
status as disputed territory2 ,whereas  
the ,government of ,india has increased 
its funding for border infrastructure to
 improve accessibility in ,arunachal    
,pradesh1 as well as for village        
infrastructure1 housing1 tourist        
centers1 road connectivity1 and         
decentralized renewable energy          
production through ,india's ,vibrant    
,villages program2 ,whereas the         

,government of ,india has taken steps to
 defend itself from aggression and      
security threats from the ,people's     
,republic of ,china1 including through  
securing its telecommunications         
infrastructure and conducting investment
 screening2 ,whereas it is in the       
interest of the ,united ,states to work 
both bilaterally with ,india through our
 ,comprehensive ,global ,strategic      
,partnership1 as well as multilaterally 
through the ,quad with ,japan and       
,australia1 and through the ,i#b,u#b    
with ,israel and the ,united ,arab      
,emirates2 ,whereas there is significant
 and continuing progress in the         
,u4,s4-,india ,major ,defense           
,partnership1 including ambitions for   
building an advanced and comprehensive  
defense partnership in which the ,armed 
,forces of the ,united ,states and      
,india coordinate across all domains2   
and ,whereas the ,government of ,india  
is playing a significant leadership role
 on the global stage1 including as part 

of its ,g#bj presidency in #bjbc3 ,now1 
therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate--    
7#a7 unequivocally recognizes the state 
of ,arunachal ,pradesh as an integral   
part of the ,republic of ,india and     
supports the country's sovereignty and  
territorial integrity2  7#b7 condemns   
the ,people's ,republic of ,china's use 
of military force to change the status  
quo along the ,line of ,actual ,control1
 as well as additional provocations     
including the construction of villages  
in contested areas1 expansion of        
territorial claims in ,bhutan1 and      
publication of maps assigning           
,mandarin-language names to cities and  
features in the ,indian state of        
,arunachal ,pradesh2  7#c7 commends the 
,government of ,india for taking steps  
to defend itself against aggression and 
security threats from the ,people's     
,republic of ,china1 including through  
securing its telecommunications         
infrastructure1 examining its           
procurement processes and supply chains1

 implementing investment screening      
standards1 and expanding its cooperation
 with ,taiwan in public health and other
 sectors2  7#d7 supports1 as part of a  
joint vision for a free and open        
,indo-,pacific1 ,india's continued      
defense modernization1 including its    
diversification away from countries that
 fail to respect the sovereignty and    
territorial integrity of other nations2 
7#e7 applauds the ,government of ,india 
for increasing its development efforts  
in ,arunachal ,pradesh1 including for   
improving border infrastructure1        
connectivity1 and energy security1      
including renewable energy production2  
7#f7 commits to deepening ,united       
,states assistance to the region1       
including through the ,department of    
,state and the ,united ,states ,agency  
for ,international ,development using   
funding mechanisms such as the          
,countering ,,prc ,influence ,fund2     
7#g7 encourages like-minded             
international partners and donors to    

likewise bolster their assistance       
efforts to ,arunachal ,pradesh2  7#h7   
supports further strengthening the      
,united ,states-,india bilateral        
partnership1 including through enhanced 
defense interoperability and            
information-sharing especially for early
 warning systems1 the ,united           
,states-,india ,initiative on ,critical 
and ,emerging ,technology1 further      
economic cooperation1 and our broad and 
long-standing people-to-people ties2 and
  7#i7 promotes enhancing our           
multilateral cooperation with ,india    
through the ,quad1 the ,east ,asia      
,summit alongside our partners in the   
,association for ,southeast ,asian      
,nations1 and other international fora4