The external affairs ministry firmly asserts the integral status of Arunachal Pradesh as part of India. This statement is a response to China's persistent efforts to impose Chinese names on various places in the state.
A total of twenty-seven historically and strategically important locations have been officially identified on the Survey of India map. New Delhi categorically dismisses China's renaming initiatives as invalid.
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