The Ministry of External Affairs ( MEA) on Wednesday rejected China's continued efforts to rename locations in Arunachal Pradesh and asserted that creative naming will not alter the undeniable reality that Arunachal Pradesh is an integral part of India.
"We have noticed that China has persisted with its vain and preposterous attempts to name places in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh," the MEA stated.
"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.
China's efforts to rake up Arunachal Pradesh in the middle of India-Pakistan tensions is significant and may signal Beijing's efforts to keep India engaged in both East and the West.
Earlier in 2024, MEA had rejected China's repeated attempts to rename places in Arunachal Pradesh. In its official statement last year, the MEA asserted that assigning "invented names" would not alter the reality that the state "is, has been, and will always be" an integral and inalienable part of India.
Back in 2017, the Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs published the initial list of standardized names for six locations in Zangnan (Chinese term for Arunachal Pradesh). Subsequently, a second list consisting of 15 places was released in 2021, followed by another list containing names for 11 places in 2023.
Last year, China published a fourth list containing 30 additional names for different locations in Arunachal Pradesh, as part of its ongoing efforts to assert its claim over the Indian state. Beijing claimed Arunachal Pradesh as part of south Tibet and the official website of the ministry has added 30 more names for the region.
China for decades has also opposed visits by Indian leaders to Arunachal Pradesh claiming that the area "belongs to them". Earlier it even issued stapled visas to residents of Arunachal Pradesh drawing sharp reaction from India.
Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh is of interest to China to bolster their claim over Tibet as the current Dalai Lama fled to India via Tawang and the sixth Dalai Lama was born in Tawang. China’s argument is that since the sixth Dalai Lama Tsangyang Gyatso was born in Tawang, it is close to the hearts and religious sentiments of the Tibetan people.
"We have noticed that China has persisted with its vain and preposterous attempts to name places in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh," the MEA stated.
"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.
China's efforts to rake up Arunachal Pradesh in the middle of India-Pakistan tensions is significant and may signal Beijing's efforts to keep India engaged in both East and the West.
Earlier in 2024, MEA had rejected China's repeated attempts to rename places in Arunachal Pradesh. In its official statement last year, the MEA asserted that assigning "invented names" would not alter the reality that the state "is, has been, and will always be" an integral and inalienable part of India.
Back in 2017, the Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs published the initial list of standardized names for six locations in Zangnan (Chinese term for Arunachal Pradesh). Subsequently, a second list consisting of 15 places was released in 2021, followed by another list containing names for 11 places in 2023.
Last year, China published a fourth list containing 30 additional names for different locations in Arunachal Pradesh, as part of its ongoing efforts to assert its claim over the Indian state. Beijing claimed Arunachal Pradesh as part of south Tibet and the official website of the ministry has added 30 more names for the region.
China for decades has also opposed visits by Indian leaders to Arunachal Pradesh claiming that the area "belongs to them". Earlier it even issued stapled visas to residents of Arunachal Pradesh drawing sharp reaction from India.
Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh is of interest to China to bolster their claim over Tibet as the current Dalai Lama fled to India via Tawang and the sixth Dalai Lama was born in Tawang. China’s argument is that since the sixth Dalai Lama Tsangyang Gyatso was born in Tawang, it is close to the hearts and religious sentiments of the Tibetan people.
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