China’s persistent claims over Arunachal Pradesh have increased tensions between the two countries. The Chinese Civil Affairs Ministry has referred to Arunachal Pradesh as “Zangnan,” claiming it as part of the Tibetan autonomous region.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, in a clear message to China, said that “Arunachal Pradesh is an integral part of India and will always remain so.”His remarks on Arunachal Pradesh come in the backdrop of China renaming some parts of the state which evoked a strong response from India.
Amid escalating tensions between India and China, the Indian government has firmly rejected China’s provocative actions in assigning names to 30 places in Arunachal Pradesh, supporting its unfounded claims over the region. China designated these locations with names written in Chinese characters, Tibetan script, and pinyin, the Romanised form of Mandarin Chinese.
India swiftly condemned Beijing’s actions, dismissing them as “senseless attempts” to alter the ground reality in Arunachal Pradesh. Randhir Jaiswal, spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), reaffirmed India’s stance, stating, “We firmly reject such attempts. Assigning invented names will not alter the reality that Arunachal Pradesh is, has been, and will always be an integral and inalienable part of India.”