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India names 27 border spots as riposte to China
India on Friday formally standardised the names of 27 locations along the Line of Actual Control in Arunachal Pradesh, including the border village Longju and strategic passes like Thag La. The Union…
The Story in Brief
India on Friday formally standardised the names of 27 locations along the Line of Actual Control in Arunachal Pradesh, including the border village Longju and strategic passes like Thag La. The Union home ministry said it acted in consultation with the state government to reinforce India's sovereign jurisdiction.
The move counters China's repeated lists of standardised names for places in Arunachal Pradesh, which Beijing calls Zangnan. New Delhi has consistently rejected such renaming efforts as vain and preposterous. Among the notified features are four passes, a lake, a war memorial, and 21 land areas. Longju has been under Chinese control since 1959 but falls within India's claim.
The Indian Opinion
Some may call this move provocative, but Beijing has been renaming Arunachal locations since 2017. India's response is measured and administrative, it simply puts its own cartographic house in order. The real test is whether this exercise will be extended to cover more disputed areas, and whether China will reciprocate by dropping its 'Zangnan' claims during the next round of border talks.
Sources (3): hindustantimes.com, businesstoday.in, indiatoday.in
This story was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources.
