“We have noticed that China has persisted with its vain and preposterous attempts to name places in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh,” External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said.

“Consistent with our principled position, we reject such attempts categorically,” he said.

Jaiswal was responding to a media query on the issue.

“Creative naming will not alter the undeniable reality that Arunachal Pradesh was, is, and will always remain an integral and inalienable part of India,” he said. PTI MPB DIV DIV