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India has strongly condemned China's latest attempt to rename places in Arunachal Pradesh, calling it baseless and ineffective. The MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal dismissed the move as preposterous, reaffirming the state's status as part of India. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar likened the renaming to senseless claims, emphasizing India's unwavering stance. The government remains resolute in countering any misinformation regarding its sovereign territories.

Key Points: India Rejects China's Arunachal Pradesh Renaming Attempts

  • India slams China's renaming attempts as preposterous
  • MEA reaffirms Arunachal Pradesh as integral to India
  • Jaishankar calls China's move "senseless"
  • India vows to counter territorial misinformation
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India slams China's preposterous renaming attempts of places in Arunachal Pradesh

India firmly dismisses China's renaming claims over Arunachal Pradesh, asserting the state's integral status as part of India.

"Creative naming will not alter the undeniable reality that Arunachal Pradesh is an integral part of India – Randhir Jaiswal, MEA"

New Delhi, May 14

India has categorically rejected China's vain and preposterous attempts to rename places in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh and emphasised that such manoeuvres would not change the reality that Arunachal Pradesh was, is, and will always remain an integral and inalienable part of India.

Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Randhir Jaiswal, made the remarks on Wednesday while responding to the media queries on the renaming of places in Arunachal Pradesh by China.

Jaiswal said, "We have noticed that China has persisted with its vain and preposterous attempts to name places in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. Consistent with our principled position, we reject such attempts categorically."

He added that such "creative naming" will not alter the undeniable reality that Arunachal Pradesh is an integral part of India.

"Creative naming will not alter the undeniable reality that Arunachal Pradesh was, is, and will always remain an integral and inalienable part of India", he said.

In the past, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had said, "If today I change the name of your house, will it become mine? Arunachal Pradesh was, is and will always be a state of India. Changing names does not have an effect."

"I think we rightly called it senseless. By doing it repeatedly, it is still senseless. So I want to be very clear. Arunachal Pradesh was, is, and will always be India," he had said. The EAM had also emphasised, "I hope I am saying it so clearly that not only in the country but beyond the country also, people get that message very, very clearly," Jaishankar emphasised.

India has time and again firmly rebuffed the baseless arguments by China to rename Indian territories. Arunachal Pradesh, was, is and will always remain an integral and inalienable part of India.

- ANI

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Rahul K.
China's renaming attempts are laughable! Arunachal has been part of India since independence. These childish tactics won't change geography or history. Proud of our MEA's strong response 🇮🇳
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Priya M.
While I fully support India's stand, I wish our government would focus more on developing infrastructure in Arunachal. Better roads, schools and hospitals will do more to strengthen our claim than just statements.
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Amit S.
China keeps doing this every few years like a broken record. Remember when they renamed 6 places in 2017? Our response should be to increase tourism in Arunachal. Let the world see its beauty and Indian identity!
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Neha T.
Jaishankar's house analogy is perfect! 😂 China should focus on its own problems instead of making up names for our land. Arunachal's people consider themselves Indian - that's what matters most.
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Sanjay R.
This is typical Chinese psychological warfare. They did same with Taiwan, South China Sea. We must stay united as a nation and not fall for these tactics. Jai Hind!
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Meena P.
As someone from Northeast, I find this very offensive. Our culture, languages and identity are being disrespected by these fake names. Thank you MEA for standing strong!

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