Arunachal Pradesh Is ‘Integral’ Part Of India: MEA Responds To China’s Renaming Move

I dia
has
eite ated
that
A u achal
P adesh
is
a
“i alie able
a d
i teg al
pa t& dquo;
of
the
cou t y,
asse ti g
that
o
attempt
ca
alte
this
eality.

“A u achal
is
i alie able
a d
i teg al
pa t
of
I dia
a d
this
is
a
fact
which
is
self-evide t.
At
the
same
time,
let
me
also
u de li e
that
othi g
ca
cha ge
this
i disputable
eality,& dquo;
the
Mi ist y
of
Exte al
Affai s
spokespe so
Ra dhi
Jaiswal
said
o
Tuesday.

This
eactio
came
afte & bsp;Chi a& squo;s
epeated
attempts
to
publish
what
it
desc ibes
as
“sta da dised& dquo;
ames
fo
places
i
A u achal
P adesh,
which
Beiji g
efe s
to
as
Za g a .

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Issues
I
Lok
Sabha
Tomo ow

I dia
has
co siste tly
ejected
these
e ami g
exe cises,
mai tai i g
that
they
have
o
bea i g
o
the
cou t y& squo;s
sove eig ty
ove
A u achal
P adesh.

New
Delhi
has
epeatedly
desc ibed
Chi a& squo;s
attempts
as
“vai
a d
p eposte ous& dquo;,
asse ti g
that
such
measu es
ca ot
alte
the
fact
that
A u achal
P adesh
“was,
is,
a d
will
always
emai & dquo;
a
i teg al
pa t
of
I dia.

27
Places
A d
Geog aphical
Featu es
Ide tified

Ea lie ,
I dia,& bsp;i
co sultatio
with
the
A u achal
P adesh
gove me t,
has
officially
ide tified
27
places
a d
geog aphical
featu es
i
the
state
a d
i co po ated
thei
sta da dised
ames
i to
the
Su vey
of
I dia& squo;s
official
maps.

Acco di g
to
a
stateme t
issued
by
the
U io
Home
Mi ist y,
the
move
is
aimed
at
e su i g
accu ate
ide tificatio
of
these
locatio s,
sta da disi g
thei
ames
a d
i c easi g
public
awa e ess
by
fo mally
ma ki g
them
o
the
official
map
of
A u achal
P adesh.

The
ewly
ecog ised
locatio s
i clude
la d
a eas,
mou tai
passes,
a
lake
a d
a
mo ume t
sp ead
ac oss
A u achal
P adesh.

The
list
i cludes
Lo gju,
Maja,
Bisa,
Ba a
Ku du ,
Chhota
Ku du ,
Dha
Ba i,
P it aga ,
Buddhama di ,
Jai ampu ,
Te it aga ,
Ram aga ,
Jaswa t
Ga h,
Saga ,
Padma,
Jyoti aga ,
Baisakhi,
Chhota
Ropuk,
Ba a
Ropuk,
Shivaji
Naga ,
Su pu a
a d
Kamla g
Naga .

Fou
mou tai
passes
—
Dzo
La,
Riza
La,
Puku
La
a d
Thag
La
—
have
also
bee
ide tified.
The
list
fu the
i cludes
Sambho
Sa ova ,
a
lake,
a d
the
She -e-Thapa
Memo ial.

Aim
Is
Accu ate
Recog itio

The
Ce t e
said
the
fo mal
ide tificatio
of
these
places
a d
featu es
o
the
Su vey
of
I dia
map
would
facilitate
thei
accu ate
ecog itio ,
sta da dised
ami g
a d
wide
public
awa e ess.

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Day
2026:
‘Ha
Gha
Ti a ga,
Gha
Gha
Ti a ga’
Call
Ahead
Of
August
15

The
updated
A u achal
P adesh
map,
featu i g
the
ewly
ide tified
locatio s,
has
bee
made
available
o
the
Su vey
of
I dia
website.

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