India rejects China's 'preposterous' attempts to rename places in Arunachal Pradesh

MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal. File. | Photo Credit: ANI

India connected Wednesday (May 14, 2025) outrightly rejected China's attempts to rename immoderate places successful Arunachal Pradesh, saying specified "preposterous" attempts volition not change the "undeniable" world that the State "was, is, and will" ever stay an integral portion of India.

New Delhi's absorption came successful effect to Beijing announcing Chinese names for immoderate places successful Arunachal Pradesh, which the neighbouring state claims arsenic the confederate portion of Tibet.

"We person noticed that China has persisted with its vain and preposterous attempts to sanction places successful the Indian authorities of Arunachal Pradesh," External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said.

"Consistent with our principled position, we cull specified attempts categorically," helium said.

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Mr. Jaiswal was responding to a media query connected the issue.

"Creative naming volition not change the undeniable world that Arunachal Pradesh was, is, and volition ever stay an integral and inalienable portion of India," helium said.

In April past twelvemonth too, India had reacted sharply erstwhile Beijing released a database of standardised names of 30 places successful Arunachal Pradesh.

The Chinese Civil Affairs Ministry released the archetypal database of the standardised names of six places successful Zangnan successful 2017, portion the 2nd database of 15 places was issued successful 2021 followed by different database with names for 11 places successful 2023.

China’s merchandise of the caller database of names of places successful Arunachal Pradesh comes amid efforts by the 2 countries to normalise ties deed by the eastbound Ladakh borderline standoff.

Published - May 14, 2025 10:25 americium IST