India has been developing border villages in its north-eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh as tourist hubs to assert dominance over China near the line of actual control (LAC). How does the Centre's Vibrant Villages Programme aim to ensure environmental and energy security and promote tourism in the border villages?

What are the concerns raised by Indian border forces regarding Chinese model villages?

And what is the purpose of the scheme, and how does it differ from China's model villages?

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