In 2008, he said that "Arunchal Pradesh was a part of India under the agreement signed by Tibetan and British representatives".[42] According to the Dalai Lama, "In 1962 during the India-China war, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) occupied all these areas (Arunachal Pradesh) but they announced a unilateral ceasefire and withdrew, accepting the current international boundary".[43]