Indian government faces political heat as satellite images show China’s infrastructure push along border

Analysis of satellite images reveals extent of China’s ‘new military and transport infrastructure’

Prime minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government is facing heat from India’s opposition parties which are demanding a discussion on the border skirmish with China earlier this month.

On Wednesday, parliamentarians from several opposition parties, including the Trinamool Congress, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, and Congress staged a walkout from the lower house after demanding a discussion on the border tensions with China.

On 9 December, more than 250 Indian and Chinese troops clashed in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang.