The world should respect Bharat’s borders,
asserted US ambassador Eric Garcetti while inaugurating a museum in Pasighat
along with Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Wednesday.
“Today how can we not but step up to be
a great friend to India, to recognise her borders, all of them, and to respect
them and to call on the world to do the same,” Garcetti stated.
The US ambassador’s remark holds
importance amid unsolicited claims over the Northeastern State made by China, which
included Arunachal in its map and renamed its multiple places.
“We come here today not just to mark
history but to make history. To see the ways with which each one of us is
called not just to witness the past but to do something to change the future,” said
Garcetti on the onset of the speech.
“This isn’t a gift only to Arunachal
Pradesh or to the families whose lives will be affected when they come here but
it is a gift to India and to the world,” he added.
The Hump, Garcetti claimed, isn’t just a
museum in some far-flung part of India, half the world round from US but
already a world-class museum.
The ‘Hump World War- II’ museum at
Pasighat in East Siang district aims to preserve World War II history and thus houses
the remains of an American aircraft that came down in Arunachal during the
second world war.
On arrival in the State, the US
Ambassador posted on X saying, “Hello Arunachal Pradesh! Excited for my first
trip here, and am captivated by the warmth of the people. The landscapes in
Pasighat are stunning! US-India Together.”
Earlier welcoming the US envoy to the State,
Arunachal Chief Minister Pema Khandu posted on X, “Heading towards the oldest
town of Arunachal Pradesh – Pasighat. Today I will be attending the
inauguration of the ‘Hump World War- II’ museum at Pasighat in East Siang
district along with US Ambassador to India HE Eric Garcetti. The unique museum
will be showcasing the remnants of aircrafts that went missing during World War
II in Arunachal Pradesh.”
NE Watch Desk
