In late June 2026, the Nah Welfare Society (NWS), a tribal body from Arunachal Pradesh’s Upper Subansiri district, alleged that over the last 10-15 years, China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) had occupied parts of the community’s traditional land and constructed roads, bridges, and military camps there. The Indian Army dismissed the allegations as baseless. At the same time, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju stated that there had been no Chinese int…