evidence: Importantly, Xi also stressed the need to consolidate and securitize Tibet’s borders. He asked people to "take root" (resettle) in the border areas, guard the borders, and defend the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country. The Sino-Indian border in the Tibetan region is disputed, with China claiming the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh as "South Tibet." [...] Amid these efforts, there have been local reports of encroachment onto the Indian side of the de facto border. In an interview given to Voice of Tibet, Rinzin Tengyal, who had been the village head of Demchok in Ladakh, India, for more than 17 years, complained of infiltrations into Demchok. He had come down to New Delhi and planned to protest at the Chinese Embassy, saying people from the Chinese side of the border had occupied the area where where he and his villagers used to shepherd their flocks, and even taken away 47 of his yaks in the last few years. [...] With an increasing emphasis on border defense and security in Tibet, including frequent inspections by Chinese officials, the tensions between India and China over borders is likely to get murkier and possibly birth more skirmishes moving forward. With a substantial TAR budget allocated for border-related infrastructure, relocation projects, and lucrative deals to attract people from other parts of Tibet and even from China to relocate and resettle in the border areas, tensions are set to grow.