‘No amount of denial can change the fact’: MEA's firm message to China on Ladakh
The Indian Ministry of External Affairs has firmly rejected Chinese objections to India's formal mapping of 28 strategic locations in Ladakh. India maintains that the region is an integral part of its territory and that the mapping is intended to improve public awareness and administrative accuracy.
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This reflects the ongoing border tensions between India and China, which remain a significant geopolitical flashpoint in Asia.
NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Tuesday reiterated that the Union territory of Ladakh is an integral and inalienable part of India. The ministry said that no amount of denial by the Chinese side can change this established fact. The statement came after a statement by the Chinese foreign ministry opposed the naming of certain strategic locations in Ladakh.Rejecting the claims, the MEA said: "The announcement mentions that the twenty-eight (28) places/features located in the UT of Ladakh have been identified with standard place and feature names on the official map of Survey of India, and it has been done in consultation with the Union Territory of Ladakh and local stakeholders.
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