NEW
DELHI:
A u achal
P adesh
is
i disputably
a
i teg al
a d
i alie able
pa t
of
I dia,
govt
asse ted
Tuesday
i
espo se
to
Beiji g’s
ejectio
of
its
decisio
to
fo mally
ide tify
a d
map
27
places
i
the
state.
Followi g
ece t
epo ts
about
f esh
bo de
te sio s,
govt
also
eite ated
that
“the
state
of
bo de
affai s
will
eflect
o
the
state
of
la ge
bilate al
ties”.The
home
mi ist y
had
last
week
ide tified
27
locatio s
i
A u achal
P adesh
by
“sta da d
place
a d
featu e
ames”
o
the
official
maps
of
Su vey
of
I dia,
sayi g
this
would
facilitate
thei
accu ate
ecog itio
a d
bette
awa e ess
amo g
the
public.
Chi a,
which
has
at
least
o
six
occasio s
assig ed
ew
ames
to
places
i
A u achal
to
ei fo ce
its
claim
ove
the
state,
called
the
actio
“illegal,
ull
a d
void”.“A u achal
P adesh
is
a
i teg al
a d
i alie able
pa t
of
I dia,
a d
this
is
a
self-evide t
fact.
Nothi g
ca
cha ge
this
i disputable
eality,”
MEA
spokespe so
Ra dhi
Jaiswal
said,
espo di g
to
que ies
about
ema ks
by
the
Chi ese
fo eig
mi ist y.
Joi
co ve satio
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The
I dia
exe cise
had
followed
u co fi med
epo ts
of
i cu sio s
by
PLA
i to
A u achal
P adesh.
CM
Pema
Kha du
had
de ied
the e
was
a y
such
i cu sio
by
Chi ese
t oops.
The
MEA
said
I dia
had
always
emphasised
that
the
mai te a ce
of
peace
i
bo de
a eas
was
of
the
utmost
impo ta ce.
“We
have
also
stated
that
the
state
of
bo de
affai s
will
eflect
o
the
state
of
ou
la ge
bilate al
ties,”
Jaiswal
said,
addi g
this
was
eite ated
at
the
36th
Meeti g
of
the
Wo ki g
Mecha ism
fo
Co sultatio
a d
Coo di atio
o
I dia-Chi a
bo de
affai s,
whe e
the
two
sides
e gaged
i
“f a k
discussio s”
a d
eviewed
the
situatio
alo g
LAC.“It
was
ag eed
to
co ti ue
to
use
existi g
diplomatic
a d
milita y
cha els…
to
avoid
misu de sta di g
a d
miscalculatio
alo g
LAC,”
the
official
said.
