"If today I change the name of your house, will it become mine?": Jaishankar after China renames places in Arunachal Pradesh
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New Delhi, April 2: Coming down heavily on China over continuously claiming on the state of Arunachal Pradesh, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that changing names won't have any effect and the northeastern state was, is and will always be India's part. Notably, the Communist nation released a fourth list of 30 new names of various places in the northeastern state.
While addressing a press conference in Gujarat, Jaishankar said, "If today I change the name of your house, will it become mine? Arunachal Pradesh was, is and will always be a state of India. Changing names does not have an effect. Our army is deployed there (Line of Actual Control)".
#WATCH | Surat, Gujarat: On China's claim regarding Arunachal Pradesh, EAM Dr S Jaishankar says, "If today I change the name of your house, will it become mine? Arunachal Pradesh was, is and will always be a state of India. Changing names does not have an effect...Our army is… pic.twitter.com/EaN66BfNFj
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Recently, China again came up with its claim over the state of Arunachal Pradesh. Terming the Indian State as "Zangan—an inherent part of China's territory," the Chinese Defence Ministry said that Beijing "never acknowledges and firmly opposes" the "so-called Arunachal Pradesh illegally established by India."
Last month, Jaishankar had termed China's claim on Arunachal as ‘ludicrous’, and asserted that the state is a natural part of India. “This is not a new issue. I mean China has laid claim, it has expanded its claim. The claims are ludicrous to begin with and remain ludicrous today," he had said.
"So, I think we've been very clear, very consistent on this. And I think you know that is something which will be part of the boundary discussions which are taking place," he said.
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In the last few months, China has been continuously claiming Arunachal Pradesh as its own territory with several Chinese Ministers speaking on the matter. In response, India has slammed China and rejected the "absurd claims" and "baseless arguments" while asserting that the northeastern state is an "integral and inalienable part of India."
China, which claims Arunachal Pradesh as South Tibet, routinely objects to Indian leaders' visits to the state to highlight its claims. Beijing has also named the area 'Zangnan'.