Arunachal Pradesh will always be part of India, says S Jaishankar after China renames 30 places
Beijing has so far released four lists of new names in the northeastern state as part of its attempts to lay claim over the region.
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Arunachal Pradesh was, is and always will be a part of India, said External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday.
Jaishankar’s statement was in response to a question about China releasing a list of new names of places in Arunachal Pradesh. In a video shared by ANI, the minister can be heard saying: “If today I change the name of your house, will it become mine?”
The foreign minister asserted: “Changing names does not have any effect. Our Army is deployed at the Line of Actual Control to prevent any violations.”
On Saturday, the state-run Global Times reported that the country’s Ministry of Civil Affairs has released the fourth list of “standardised geographical names in Zangnan”. The ministry’s website has posted 30 additional names for places in the state.
Beijing refers to Arunachal Pradesh as Zangnan. It lays territorial claims over a large portion of Arunachal Pradesh, claiming that it is “South Tibet”. However, India has rejected these claims.
China released the first list of the new names of six places in Arunachal Pradesh in 2017, while the second list of 15 places was issued in 2021. In April 2023, another list with names for 11 places was issued as part of Beijing’s attempts to lay claim over the region.
After the third list, the Ministry of External Affairs had...
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