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India rejected China’s claims and asserted that creative naming will not alter the undeniable reality that Arunachal Pradesh is an “integral and inalienable part of India”.
India rejectes China’s attempts to rename places in Arunachal Pradesh.
The Ministry of External Affairs on Wednesday slammed China for attempting to rename places in Arunachal Pradesh and said that creative naming will not alter the undeniable reality that the state is an “integral and inalienable part of India”.
Responding to a media query, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, “We have noticed that China has persisted with its vain and preposterous attempts to name places in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. Consistent with our principled position.”
“We reject such attempts categorically. Creative naming will not alter the undeniable reality that Arunachal Pradesh was, is, and will always remain an integral and inalienable part of India,” he added.
India’s response came in view of China’s continuing efforts to assert claims over the north-eastern Indian state. Last year in April, China rechristened 30 locations in Arunachal Pradesh with Chinese and Tibetan names.
Meanwhile, India has stayed firm in its rejection of China’s attempt to claim territories in Arunachal Pradesh and asserted that the state is an integral part of India.
Beijing in the past had released four lists attempting to rename several places in Arunachal Pradesh. In 2017, the country released the initial list of ‘standardised’ names for six locations in the Indian territory. This was succeeded by a second list comprising 15 places in 2021, with another list featuring names for 11 additional places released in 2023. Then, a list of 30 places for released in April 2024.
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