Guwahati, Nov 17: The geopolitical tension between India and China has started to impact the scientific community after three Indian scientists were forced to withdraw their article from a China-based science journal for using the name of Arunachal Pradesh.

The three Indian scientists are- Dr Mukesh Thakur, Lalit Kumar Sharma and Avijit Ghosh.

The article, on the white-cheeked macaque (Macaca leucogenys), was published in the journal Wildlife Letters, which is an international peer-reviewed journal and is published by the Northeast Forestry University in China.

However, in the last week of October 2023, the paper was withdrawn by the journal. In the paper, the Indian scientists’ team mentioned finding the white-cheeked macaque in Dibang Valley and West Siang districts of Arunachal.

Dr Thakur expressed strong opposition to the decision to withdraw the article. He made it clear that “the decision reflects poorly on the integrity of the journal and its commitment to the academic community.”

Dr Thakur and his team’s paper, titled ‘Two Y chromosome lineages in white-cheeked macaque (Macaca leucogenys)’, was accepted on 14 February, 2023, and published online on 5 April, 2023, in the journal.

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