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3mo ago

India Rejects China's Latest Renaming of Arunachal Pradesh Locations

New Delhi calls Beijing's renaming of 27 places a 'vain and preposterous' attempt to assert territorial claims over the northeastern state.

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A liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) delivery truck drives along India's Tezpur-Tawang highway which runs to the Chinese border, in the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh May 29, 2012./File Photo
A file photo shows the Indian army personnel carrying out drills at Kibithu close to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Anjaw district of Arunachal Pradesh.
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Overview

  • China's Ministry of Civil Affairs released a fifth list of 27 'standardised' names for locations in Arunachal Pradesh, including mountains, rivers, and residential areas.
  • India's Ministry of External Affairs strongly rebuffed the move, reaffirming Arunachal Pradesh as an 'integral and inalienable part' of India.
  • Beijing claims Arunachal Pradesh as 'Zangnan' or southern Tibet, asserting its sovereign rights to rename places in the region.
  • The dispute highlights ongoing tensions between India and China, rooted in historical border disagreements and strategic concerns over water resources like the Yarlung Tsangpo River.
  • This marks the fifth renaming initiative by China since 2017, with India consistently rejecting such actions as baseless and symbolic posturing.