India rejects China renaming places in Arunachal

Says State “was, is and will” always remain an integral part of India

- PTI

India on Wednesday outrightly rejected as “vain and preposterous” China renaming some places in Arunachal Pradesh and said such attempts will not alter the “undeniable” reality that the state “was, is, and will” always remain an integral part of India.

New Delhi’s reaction came in response to Beijing announcing Chinese names for 27 places in Arunachal Pradesh, including 15 mountains, four passes, two rivers, a lake and five inhabited areas. China claims Arunachal Pradesh as part of southern Tibet.

“We have noticed that China has persisted with its vain and preposterous attempts to name places in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said. “Consistent with our principled position, we reject such attempts categorically,” he said.