Why The Arunachal Frontier Highway Is A Big Deal
NEW DELHI: The Centre has finally green-lighted a 2000-km-long highway that aims at providing all-weather connectivity between the western periphery of Arunachal Pradesh and the eastern parts of the state that borders China. It will run along the McMahon Line and when fully complete, will help speed up access of Indian troops and military equipment to the LAC, should there be any Chinese misadventure. The move, with an estimated cost of ₹40,000 crore, was first conceived in 2008 but has been dogged by delays. The project will be a tough one, given the difficult topography, high altitude and inhospitable weather. In this episode of ‘Ask Nitin’, StratNews Global Editor-in-Chief Nitin A. Gokhale explains why this highway and other infra projects in Arunachal Pradesh are worth the efforts despite the hardships and the high financial costs involved.
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Arunachal Pradesh borders Tibet. That ought to be the official position of GoI as well. Very nicely done, Nitin!
We have lost 30 to 40 years in developing these roads. I hope this doesn't get stalled due to any regime change or activism...
I visited Tawang in 1998 , we drive hours and find nobody except army vechiles that too sparingly . At that time many patches after zomritaliya to tawang was katcha road . I stayed at Circuit house as no hotels available that time . If remember correctly film koyla of maduri dikshit also filmed there around 1995 . What a wonderfull place.
Salute you Sir that you refer as Tibet both verbally and in map, which is a honor to Tibetans as they help India a lot. Thanks for covering this complex topic and bringing awareness to us
The border infra in Arunachal will take another 3 to 4 years to be ready and this is being optimistic frm Indian standards
BRO has been pretty good recently. In Kashmir they have constructed on time.
It will be done on time since it has such a significant location
@@venkatkonduru Kashmir has a lot of visibility compared to Arunachal. I'm optimistic
Finally. This should have been done at least 10 years back. The arunachal is the juglar vein in the strategic game with china. Request startnews to have session on this
Thanks Nitin ji for your ground reports on Arunachal Pradesh. It will be easier now to move heavy equipments right upto the conflict/ war zone. Chinese have already built a Railway line all along the indo Tibetan border . Even today we have not grabbed the initiative in relation to China in Tibet. We have to aim for the offensive into Tibetan territory.
Excellent information given here. Dhanyavad Nitin sir for your research and analysis. Jai Hind 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
Sad to hear the mindset of our leaders/military brass on the fear of building roads back then..😢😢😢
It is not the mindset of the military officers but of the scoundrel's mindset of the NEHRU and of the MUSLIM SUPPORTIVE and Bloody rascal mk gandi.
Good to SEE INDIAN BUDGET FOR DEFENCE ALLOCATED IS BEING UTILIZESED PROPERLY 🙏❤️
Thanks for taking us to a state of India which is off the beaten track, and showing us how its connectivity is being improved both within the state and with the rest of India via Assam.
One important highway (nh52) connecting guwhati to missamari army camp in tezpur is lying in very dilapidated condition. Hope MoD takes timely action and repairs and widens this highway ASAP
hi nitin. your shows are very interesting & give valuable information specially on our borders with China from ladakh to arunachal pradesh. keep it up!
Really informative... looking forward to more news in upcoming days 👍👍
ty for the efforts you and your team make to keep us informed..
Thanks for a good report on the progress of the Arunachal Pradesh infrastructure. The maps and photos were very helpful and a good way of observing the challenges of the terrain. Absolutely essential to enhance connectivity in such a strategic state not only for the military, but also for the civilian population, particularly in border towns. Besides China, the state also borders Myanmar. India needs to actively engage with the military junta in Myanmar, so that China does not gain access to another port in the Indian Ocean Region from Myanmar, that would enable it to find an easier route to the IOR and its shipping lanes without passing through the Straits of Malacca and avoiding the naval presence of littoral states in the region including India. China's aim is to encircle India while continuing to strengthen its presence in the IOR.
its is really reassuring to know the details. Thanks Nitin for your hard work away from media glare
TIL, thank you Nitin, for taking the effort on this topic.👍 ....within security limits, perhaps you could zoom in on each area/zone in future episodes.
Nitin sir you are doing wonderful and commendable job, very nice and important topic keep it up n stay safe love from west siang Aalo,Arunachal Pradesh..jai Hind jai Bharat
Hope Modi govt stays for another 8 years to complete these if INC comes again all will get stalled & corruption will be rampant
Excellent coverage, thanks Nitin ji , we r also proud of the current Central government for beefing up the boarder infrastructure.
Awesome analysis dada 👍❤️🙏🏻
Keep up the great work Mr.Nitin… love what you’re doing❤❤❤❤❤
Very good information.Every patriotic Indians should know what happening in North East which has been neglected for decades.Jaihind
Thankyou sir... nicely explained... jai maa bharati
Excellent presentation. My students at RRU would like to engage with you more. Will follow up.
Thank you sir.
This is a good development for India. It has a long time coming. The Chinese should not be underestimated as the dominant power.
Thank you sir
If it is sparsely populated in Arunachal Pradesh then local defense personal should be given the land near the border areas after they retire from permanent commission. This way locals will be motivated to join the armed forces and they will act as deterrence to the enemies.
Locals are never given much priority against chinise whereas locals have all the physical geographical area knowledge in their mind .. they're fast ..able to carries loads ..they know the game ..they should be use by government with atleast basic salaries ..but unfortunately military ints used them with no acknowledgement ... recently two young boys are abducted by PLA god knows who is going to do anything about it
Sir your knowledge 🙏❤️
It has been nicely explain an elaborated thanks to explaining this and I appreciate governments and organisations efforts to to connect the Arunachal Pradesh state from mainland India but my concern is that the mind set before the 2008 that China may use this roads for they advantages what do you think about it China can use it currently as well so what Indian military has planned to curve dis issue
Great initiative. It would have been better if a digital pointer could have been used to explain the routes. The flow of narration is also poor while referring to the various routes
>60km speed limit, ~5000km long, Frontier Highway is required, along 20-30km offset Tibetan border, starting from Eastern Arunachal to Western Ladakh, including complete Arunachal, Bhutan, Sikkim, Nepal, Uttrakhand, Himachal and complete Ladakh, followed by ~3000km long, multipoint connected, 120km speed limit, parallel Expressway, starting from Eastern Assam to Northern Kashmir before 2030..!! This ~$70Billion (₹6LCr) investment, will generate additional $4Trillion (₹340LCr) of GDP every year after completion..!!
The Government and the Border Road Organization deserves much credit for undertaking this crucial task of infrastructure development in Arunachal Pradesh. The infrastructure could lead to the creation of Towns and Villages where the local population could settle down and develop the area. And Military Cantonments could also be setup. One of the reasons the Chinese have been constantly encroaching on our border territories have been the sparse or no development and lack of population in these areas.
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BRO is an excellent org . There is excellent bonding and both milk and Civilian understand the primacy of Org Goals . Congratulations to @nitingokhale too for consistent coverages. ** A REQUEST : Indians need to understand the conundrum that is Chickens Neck, The Siliguri Corridor. Given the ModìGovt's successful proactive innovative enclave settlements with Bangladesh I feel we must go 4 widening this corridor with negotiations with BanglaDesh. Kindly do a post on this. And do cover the Nepali nuisance called Kalapani issue too Regards
Well and sincerely reported, Nitinji. Factually said explaining the strategic significance. How inane is the pre 2008 policy of not building roads for fear of Chinese using it. It's like, not having a door in a house lest the thief break in through the door.
Do U believe their argument. Congress shameless always finds silly excuses . Dishonest. And Lied to public . Thafz how they divert criticism
I think trans arun highway is different from arun frontier.u mix it up
Who should one contact to build Tourism infrastructure in Tawang ?
Sir what is the time line to complete the construction work
According to the government's estimations, the entire project is expected to be completed by 2026-27.
Well todays report of 9 December skirmish make a lot of sense now...
The road will b a major major ace in sleeves as concerned to China n if required will give Indian army aggresive posture N also border tourism can get a big boost to cash strap govt of Ar.P if wisely n in calculated way opens it's border regarding permit to enter
Would be interesting to understand what led to the change in mindset in 2008 that building these roads no longer posed a threat?
Everyone is saying there is lot of corruption at the state level. So, the quality of road will be compromised.
Desh badal rha hai....👍
Interesting... The shift in 2008...Finance availability is the main consideration?
I'd have preferred he went into more the change of mindset. Funding seems like an obvious candidate
Try to make presentation more visual, so it can be more enjoyable & interesting.
Need more work on your maps diagrams ..
People who lived in Arunachal in the late 80s and early 90s know that it took 7 hrs by truck to reach from rail head Silapathar to Along - a distance of only 68 kms. A trip from town of Along to Tuting took 8 days which included a 5 days march on foot. Ramakrishna Mission schools type NGOs were doing yeoman work in education but govt was scared to build infra closer to borders. Excepting Indiraji and for a short period Atalji, our leadership 1947-2014 was very timid and it shows in their hesitancy to even defend their own borders and people. Dr MMS was a technocrat PM and not maybe the best visionary but he was the FIRST CONGRESS leader to recognise need to develop NEast. He started in earnest but was bogged down by a slothful congress party and could not achieve even 30% of what he desired to do.
Double your effort on these roads. Gear up and train hard. I wish Mr Modi well.
Good ROADS WILL GIVE MORE LIVERAGE AND EFFECTIVENESS TO AIR FORCE 🙏🙏🙏
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To the credit of this Govt they have done tremendous infra development on borders of Ladhak HP Uttarakgand Sikkim & Arunachal which combined don't give this Govt 20 Loķsabha seats. Except for extreme appeasementvof jihad this Govt has done great things in 8 years.
India lost lost decades in debating whether to build roads or not, while Chinese built roads. thankfully, present government is focusing on North East and building these roads
Army should be given the entire INFRASTRUCTURE: Portfolio Specialise in Under Mountain range;Tunnels: Under sea Channels On sea Causeways: Loops. Bridges Steep Slloping Mountain top Roads on edges.. etc specialise and build the best along with AIRPORTS: Logistixcs: Rail ways: Passenger/Cargo. All by the ARMY along with Pvt cos under Military Command.
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Suggestion. There is no doubt about your knowledge of the terrain and geography. But the entire vdo is more of an AUDIO without any vdo. You may slow down a bit but show these locations on the map rather than the camera showing yourself and not the map. This totally does not do justice to your topic.
More Tibetans and Arunachal tribals should be trained and made party to guard these roads! Mainstream more tribals to skill them by training with the regular forces! 🙏Nitin🙏
Watch at 1.75x speed. Good content.
Open the road to bikers & tourist... It will boon..
Arunchal has worst Road Infrastructure in North East. Corruption is rampant. A sorry sensitive border state
WE SHOULD COMPLETE ARUNACHAL FRONTIER HIGH WAY ON MISSION MODE IF WE WANT TO BE SUPER POWER UP TO 2047
Sir we face heavy corruption
Strengthen middle sector too I Uttarakhand and Himachal right next to Tibet. China should think twice to acting in Ladakh or northeast. We should be ready to enter Tibet.
Shame on poppu and his family (congress party)for not giving any development on northeastern states including sikkim 😢
India: needs to specialise in Building/constructing Infra structure Controlled Nuclear blasting under Mountain Ranges Tunnels reach Tibet. Under sea channels.. Coastal reclamation. Sea CAUSE WAYS.. Logistic bases. AIR and Sea ports.. Railwayss follow the Chinese mining.....all over the world.
We shall capture Mansarover Lake and Kailash Mountain abode of Shiv Ji Border is yet not demarcated & we have oppertunity to make part of or Nation. same rule apply under what china uses to push border west wards. it is strange we never planned this
We are about to enter 2023. And Indians are about to start building a highway system in Arunachal. This is no progress. Furthermore, Nikhil, please find solutions to problems. This is not a solution - plenty of things can go wrong even now.
Such as?
Hope that as current government work on road construction also they work on other issues bez our CM not able to work in arunachal pradesh, so thank u BJP 🙂🤗🤗♥️
If ONLY Bloody China was peaceful, we wouldn't have all these High expenses ..
You seem to be using Arunachal Frontier Highway and Trans Arunachal Highway synonymously. But these two highways are different. The alignment in the map doesn’t match with the places you’re mentioning. I think you need to fix your real understanding on these two highways first before making a video with half baked information. Arunachal frontier highway is not yet started, and only some of the local roads are being constructed to connect some of the remotest villages for army base. I’m not surprised how reporters, academicians and researchers use wrong information to portray northeast. It’s been in practice, and I’m being honest your poorly investigated video is not giving any information either on the highway development in Arunachal Pradesh nor adding any insights in the larger geopolitics and state legibility practices of the Indian nation state in the remote borderland areas of Northeast India.
Exactly ..
Can India STOP trading with China? IMO India, to whatever extent, is funding the PLA. IF Indians cannot recognize this then karma will take over. This is a great vid, but unnecessary/
Unfortunately, the Arunachal Frontier Highway can and will still be used by the adversary to enter India with impunity. The only difference now is that we have a PM who is capable of blatantly denying in the parliament that it happened.
Idiotico plenty man!
That happened in Depsang back in 2013. Which defense minister blatantly denied it?
If it ever happens,, you can rejoice then...Also don't create wealth for your children,, because they can then use it...
You raise an important point but the value will outweigh the risk. Are you in the armed forces?
@@oneworldoneworld7013 seems he is in a libral army which badly wants this to happen, only to have a chance to criticise modi later
Great effort Sirji 🎉 I have few questions for you; 1)why don’t Indian government discard the one China policy and start claiming Tibet? 2) why don’t we relocate the Tibetan government in exile of H. H. Dalailama to a prominent place in New Delhi? Please reply
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