With the G20 summit a few days away, India has strongly criticized China for including Arunachal Pradesh and the Aksai Chin region adjacent to Ladakh in its new map. Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar responded that China's claim is absurd. He added that India is very clear about its territory. Meanwhile, the latest reports are claiming that Chinese President Xi Jinping will not be attending the G20 summit as the dispute between India and China remains unabated.

China is also taking into account that Xi Jinping will have to face protests if he arrives in New Delhi. There are indications that Prime Minister Li Qiang will attend the summit instead of the President. Prohibitory orders have been issued in Delhi following intelligence warnings that Tibetan citizens will protest if the Chinese president attends the summit. China released the new map on Monday in an attempt to provoke India. However, China is claiming that the new map was released as part of the National Mapping Awareness Publicity Week. In April, India had condemned China's attempt to rename 11 places in Arunachal Pradesh.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping had a brief meeting at the BRICS summit held in Johannesburg last week. Although details of this have not been released, the Indian Foreign Affairs spokesperson disclosed that it was agreed during the meeting to respect the Line of Actual Control and restore peace along the border. Although China did not deny this, the Chinese spokesperson explained that the message conveyed in the meeting was to protect the interests of both countries and deal with the border issues properly. In many ways, India's growth poses a major challenge to China. The most important of these is that many of the world's biggest companies are looking for new pastures in India after reducing or ending their investments in China. India is also firmly retaliating against any attempts by China to thwart its military activities by making significant military preparations.

Rahul Gandhi is alleging that Modi's claim that not even an inch of land has been lost in Ladakh is false. During the 1962 war, when Nehru was Prime Minister, China took over most of India's territory along the border. They did not give up most of the land even after the war. However, the reality is that China is unable to do so in these changing times. Such controversies should be avoided in this context. This is a time when every citizen should show solidarity with India, which is standing firm in the face of China's threat.