India And China On the dispute over renaming of places in Arunachal Pradesh between stress has increased
The tension comes as China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs released a fourth list of standard geographical names in Arunachal Pradesh’s Chinese name Zingnan, which Beijing considers part of southern Tibet.
The ministry’s official website has published 30 additional names for the region.
Responding to media queries about the name change, Indian government spokesperson Mr. Randhir Jaiswal said on Tuesday that ‘China is continuing its absurd efforts to change the names of places in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh.
‘We strongly reject such attempts. Assigning invented names will not change the fact that Arunachal Pradesh is and will always be an integral part of India.’
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Reacting to China’s move, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said, ‘If I change the name of your house, will it become mine? Arunachal Pradesh was an Indian state, is an Indian state and will remain so in the future. Nothing will be gained by changing the name.’
This is the fourth time that China has unilaterally changed the names of places in Arunachal Pradesh. Earlier in 2017, 2021 and 2023 he has done so.
Union Minister Kiran Rijiju also condemned China’s attempt to change the names, saying, “I strongly condemn China’s illegal ‘standard’ geographical names for 30 places within Arunachal Pradesh. China is making all baseless claims but this will not change the ground reality and ‘historical facts’.
China’s renaming of places in Arunachal Pradesh has long been a source of tension between the two countries, and India has been asserting its sovereignty over the state.
Among the places China has renamed are 11 residential areas, 12 mountains, four rivers, a lake, a mountain pass and a piece of land. Among these names are Chinese characters, Tibetan and Pinyin, which is the Roman alphabet version of Mandarin Chinese.
According to the relevant provisions of the State Council (China’s cabinet) on the management of geographical names, they have standardized some geographical names in Xingnan, China, in cooperation with relevant departments, the South China Morning Post newspaper quoted the ministry as saying.
Recent statements by China reasserting its claims on the state came after Beijing lodged a diplomatic protest with India over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Arunachal Pradesh, where he visited a 13,000-foot-high mountain in Arunachal Pradesh. The Silla Tunnel built on was dedicated to the nation.
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2024-09-27 06:46:29
