Arunachal Pradesh is an inalienable part of India- Ministry of External Affairs.

The
Ministry of External Affairs official Spokesperson, Arindam Bagchi on Thursday
reacts to Chinese' renaming of 11 places of Arunachal Pradesh.
The
MEA Spokesperson said Arunachal Pradesh is an inalienable part of India and
China's attempts to give innovative names will not change the ground reality.
“This
is not the first time that China is making such attempts, and we have
criticised such attempts. Arunachal Pradesh is an inalienable part of India.
China giving its own inventive names will not change the ground reality. I
would like to re-emphasise that,” Bagchi said during the MEA Weekly Media
Briefing on Thursday.
The
statement comes after China's Ministry of Civil of Affairs on Sunday released a
list of 11 places along with a map showing the parts of Arunachal Pradesh
inside the southern Tibetan region, referring to it as “Zangnan, the Southern
part of Tibet.”
The
notification dated April 2 (No. 548) said that “according to the relevant
provisions of the State Council on the management of geographical names,
[China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs], together with relevant departments, has
standardized some geographical names in southern Tibet. The third batch of
supplementary place names for public use in southern Tibet (11 in total) is now
officially announced.”
The
list includes five mountain peaks, two more populated areas, two land areas and
two rivers.
Not
just India, but the United States have also reacted to China's attempts to
advance a claim over Indian territory.
The
United States “strongly oppose” the
renaming of 11 places of Arunachal Pradesh.
“The
United States, as you know, has recognised that territory for a long time and
we strongly oppose any unilateral attempts to advance a territory claim by
renaming localities. And so, again, this is something that we have long stood
by a few things,” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said.
In
a regular press conference, China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning
said, "Zangnan (Arunachal Pradesh) is part of China's territory. In
accordance with the relevant stipulations of the administration of geographical
names of the State Council, competent authorities of the Chinese government
have standardised the names of some parts of Zangnan. This is within China's
sovereign rights."
The
MEA Spokesperson also addressed a question on a statement by a Chinese diplomat
stating the situation on the India-China border is stable, and emergency
control has been removed.
To which Bagchi said, "The restoration of normalcy in our relationship will require restoration of peace and tranquility in the border areas which has been disturbed since April 2020. As External Affairs minister said, the presence of a large number of troops there in contravention of agreements is an abnormality."
"We
have been holding discussions on the diplomatic and military tracks. But till
the situation in the border areas sees a return to peace and tranquility, we
cannot foresee normalcy in the overall relationship, he added.
In
regards to the ongoing allegation by China of unfair treatment of Chinese
journalists in India, Bagchi said journalists in India face no “difficulties”
in reporting in India.
“There
are Chinese journalists who have valid Indian visas for pursuing journalistic
activities in India,” said MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi.
“From
that perspective, we don’t see any difficulties in doing reporting or media
coverage here,” he added.
The
spokesperson further said that India hopes Chinese authorities “would
facilitate the continued presence and reporting from China” by Indian
journalists, and added that the MEA is “in touch” with Chinese authorities in
this regard”.
(With
inputs from Agencies)
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