Arunachal minister says will probe claims of China encroaching on ancestral land

📌 Summary:

• Arunachal Pradesh Home Minister Mama Natung said the state will constitute a committee to investigate claims of Chinese military (PLA) encroachment along the border in Upper Subansiri district (Taksing circle)
• The Nah Welfare Society, a community organisation based in Taksing (which borders China), wrote to the Deputy Commissioner alleging "Chinese camps inside Indian territory" — roads, bridges and military camps built on ancestral hunting grounds and cattle-grazing lands
• The letter claimed such activities have "increased manifold" over the last 10–15 years and that land is being lost "inch by inch"; the government is awaiting an official report from the district administration, elected representatives and panchayat committees

🎯 UPSC Relevance: GS3 Internal Security — border management along the LAC; GS2 IR — India-China boundary dispute and grey-zone tactics

📝 Prelims Facts:

• Location: Taksing circle, Upper Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh (borders China)
• LAC = Line of Actual Control (India-China)
• China's "Xiaokang" (well-off) model villages are coming up in contested areas along the LAC

🔑 Key Term: Xiaokang villages — China's "well-off" model border settlements built in contested LAC areas to strengthen its territorial presence.