“Arunachal Pradesh is an integral and inalienable part of India, and this is a self-evident fact; no amount of denial by the Chinese side is going to change this indisputable reality,” says Randhir Jaiswal
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The day's dominant narrative shifted early morning to India's significant cricket defeat to South Africa in the Guwahati Test, resulting in a 0-2 series whitewash. Discussions quickly escalated to calls for the coach and selector to be sacked following another home series loss. Separately, Constitution Day celebrations continued, with President Murmu's address and PM Modi's letter emphasizing democratic duties. By late morning, the focus expanded to India being awarded the hosting rights for the 2030 Commonwealth Games in Ahmedabad. Concurrently, India responded sharply to Pakistan's remarks on the Ram Temple flag-hoisting, reiterating that Pakistan had no moral standing to comment on such matters.