Key Points
In yet another bid to assert its claim on Arunachal Pradesh, China has released a fourth list of 30 new names of various places along the line of actual control (LAC) in India's northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh..
The Ministry of External Affairs rejected China's claims, asserting that Arunachal Pradesh 'was, is, and will always be an integrable part of India'...
Meanwhile, India has stayed firm in its rejection of China's attemp to claim territories in Arunachal Pradesh, asserting that the state is an integral part of the country and assigning 'invented' names does not alter this reality...
Days ago, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, while addressing a press briefing, said that Arunachal Pradesh "was, is, and will always remain" an integral and inalienable part of India...
The recent list was issued by China days after it lodged a diplomatic protest with India over Prime Minister Narendra Modis visit to Arunachal Pradesh, during which he inaugurated the Sela Tunnel, aimed at enhancing all-weather connectivity to strategically important areas like Tawang and facilitating troop movement along the frontier region...
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