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Survey of India maps 27 Arunachal sites to counter China
The Union government has assigned standard names to 27 locations in Arunachal Pradesh, including four mountain passes and a glacial lake, on the updated Survey of India map. The home ministry said…
The Story in Brief
The Union government has assigned standard names to 27 locations in Arunachal Pradesh, including four mountain passes and a glacial lake, on the updated Survey of India map. The home ministry said on Friday that the names were finalised with the state government to ensure accurate recognition and public awareness, and to counter China's repeated attempts to rename places on the Indian side of the McMahon Line.
Three of the sites are strategic border villages in Upper Subansiri district, and three passes lie along the McMahon Line. The named places include Thag La pass, the 1962 battleground, and memorials to war heroes Jaswant Singh Rawat and Havildar Shere Thapa. China named 23 locations in Arunachal in April, calling it 'South Tibet'.
The Indian Opinion
Naming mountains and passes is the cheapest form of sovereignty, and India is right to do it plainly. But claiming this is a 'bold counter' to Beijing overstates the move; China's renaming has propaganda value, not legal weight. The real test is whether India builds infrastructure and presence at these points. Watch if Beijing responds with its own surveyor's map, which would suggest the naming war is escalating, not ending.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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