To Please China, ADB Excludes Arunachal From Its Mega Project For North-Eastern India; Hereâs The Reply India Can Deliver by Jaideep Mazumdar - May 28, 2021 01:49 PM The 'road' to Vijaynagar ((Image credits: EastMojo) Snapshot It all started in June 2009 itself when China objected to an irrigation project in Arunachal on the ground that the state was âdisputed territoryâ. Keeping in mind Chinaâs sensitivities and claims over Arunachal Pradesh, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has excluded the Northeast Indian state from a vital project titled âNorth East Economic Corridorâ. The project, preparatory workshops for which are slated to be held soon, aims at boosting intra-region (Northeast) connectivity and developing multi-modal transport networks to enhance South Asia-South East Asia connectivity.