India rejects China’s renaming of places in Arunachal Pradesh

Exam-focused facts from the 13 April 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) dismissed China’s assignment of new names to locations within Indian territory as mischievous attempts that carry no legitimacy.
Official spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated that India categorically rejects any fictitious names assigned by China to places in Arunachal Pradesh.
The MEA emphasised that Arunachal Pradesh was, is, and will always remain an integral and inalienable part of India.