Bishing is a border village in the Indian state of

Arunachal Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh (, ) is a state in Northeastern India. It was formed from the erstwhile North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA) region, and became a state on 20 February 1987. It borders the states of Assam and Nagaland to the south. It shares int ...

in the

Upper Siang district Upper Siang (Pron:/ˈsjæŋ or ˈsɪæŋ/) is an administrative district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India. It is the fourth least populous district in the country (out of 640). History The majority of the people are of the Adi trib ...

, Gelling Circle. It is one of the northernmost populated places of the state, located on the

Line of Actual Control The Line of Actual Control (LAC), in the context of the Sino-Indian border dispute, is a notional demarcation lineAnanth KrishnanLine of Actual Control , India-China: the line of actual contest, 13 June 2020: "In contrast, the alignment o ...

with China. The

Tsangpo River The Yarlung Tsangpo, also called Yarlung Zangbo () is the upper stream of the Brahmaputra River located in the Tibet Autonomous Region, China. It is the longest river of Tibet and the fifth longest in China. The upper section is also called D ...

(Brahmaputra) enters India at Bishing, from where it is known as the "Siang River". Across the border in Tibet lies the

Medog County Medog (in Tibetan) or Motuo (in Chinese) may refer to: * Mêdog County Mêdog, or Metok, or Motuo County (; ), also known as Pemako ( meaning "Lotus Array", ), is a county as well as a traditional region of the prefecture-level city of Nyingch ...

with the

Namcha Barwa Namcha Barwa or Namchabarwa (; Chinese: 南迦巴瓦峰, Pinyin: ''Nánjiābāwǎ Fēng'') is a mountain peak lying in Tibet in the region of Pemako. The traditional definition of the Himalaya extending from the Indus River to the Brahmaputra ...

mountain and the

Tsangpo gorge The Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon, also known as the Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon, the Tsangpo Canyon, the Brahmaputra Canyon or the Tsangpo Gorge ('), is a canyon along the Yarlung Tsangpo River in Tibet Autonomous Region, China. It is the deepes ...

Geography

The Tsangpo River describes an S-shaped bend as it enters India. The Line of Actual Control (LAC) itself runs along the river in the middle of the bend. Bishing is at its lower right hand corner. Bishing is 7 km by foot from the nearest village Gelling, and 33 km from

Tuting Tuting is a town and headquarters of an eponymous Tehsil, circle in the Upper Siang district in Arunachal Pradesh, India. It is situated on the bank of Brahmaputra, Siang river (Brahmaputra) at a distance of south of McMahon Line, Line of Actua ...

, the nearest town. The nearest air connectivity is at the

Tuting Advanced Landing Ground Tuting Advanced Landing Ground is an Indian Air Force airstrip located at Tuting in Upper Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh, India on the banks of River Siang. NH-913 Arunachal Frontier Highway will pass through Jido suburb of Tuting imme ...

, but the village itself has a small helipad as of 2021. The Government of Arunachal Pradesh has proposed to build a 150 km-long highway between

Yingkiong Yingkiong is a town in and the administrative headquarters of Upper Siang district in the Northeast Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. It is located north of Itanagar, the capital of the state, and east of the River Siang. According to the ...

and Bishing.

Chinese incursions

Chinese incursions into the area have been reported in the press. In 2018, the president of the National People's Party issued a press release stating that China had constructed a two-kilometre long road in the region of Bishing.China constructed two Km of road inside Indian territory in Arunachal Pradesh - NPP State President
Arunachal24, 6 July 2019.M. S. Nileena
The ongoing dispute in Ladakh follows repeated silence by Modi on Chinese incursions
The Caravan, 1 June 2020. ''

The Print The Print is an Indian online newspaper, owned by Printline Media Pvt Ltd. It was launched by journalist Shekhar Gupta in August 2017. History Printline Media Pvt. Ltd, founded by journalist Shekhar Gupta, was incorporated in New Delhi, India ...

'' published a report verifying the claim based on satellite imagery. The road was laid from the Tibetan temple called Degangsi, near the Delgon village (), towards the Line of Actual Control. It had stretched 1 km into Indian territory according to the report. ''The Print'' opined that China was trying to create '

facts on the ground Facts on the ground is a diplomatic and geopolitical term that means the situation in reality as opposed to in the abstract. The term was popularised in the 1970s in discussions of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict to refer to Israeli settlements ...

' to shift the border.Abhijit Iyer-Mitra
Satellite images show China road runs deep into Arunachal: Defence expert Abhijit Iyer-Mitra
The Print, 6 September 2019.

Demographics

The village is home to around 100 people, mostly of the

Memba The Memba are a people of Arunachal Pradesh. The Memba population is currently around four to five thousand. They mainly live in the districts of Shi Yomi, West Siang and Upper Siang. Some also in nearby Tibet. The religious life of the Memba r ...

tribe.Arunachal Pradesh villagers near China border forego land compensation for road construction
Hindustan Times, 13 October 2019.

References

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Nagaland Nagaland () is a landlocked state in the northeastern region of India. It is bordered by the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh to the north, Assam to the west, Manipur to the south and the Sagaing Region of Myanmar to the east. Its capital cit ...

, Southwest =

Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...

, West = {{flagicon, Bhutan

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, Bhutan , Northwest = Upper Siang district Villages in Upper Siang district Borders of Arunachal Pradesh

Geography

Chinese incursions

Demographics

See also

References