India slams China’s renaming of 27 places in Arunachal Pradesh as “vain and preposterous”

11 months ago

Tenzin Nyidon

DHARAMSHALA, May 14: India has strongly rejected China’s latest attempt to unilaterally rename 27 places in Arunachal Pradesh, calling it a “vain and preposterous” move that holds no legitimacy. The newly released list by China includes 15 mountains, five residential areas, four mountain passes, two rivers, and one lake, marking the fifth such renaming exercise since 2017.

In a sharply worded statement, India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated, “We have noticed that China has persisted with its vain and preposterous attempts to na...

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