MEA Reaffirms Ladakh as Integral India Part Despite China's Opposition

MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal reiterated that Ladakh is an integral and inalienable part of India, dismissing recent Chinese opposition to its standardised place names.

China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning stated Beijing does not recognise the Union Territory of Ladakh, claiming it was unilaterally and illegally established by India.

India officially assigned standardised names to 28 strategic locations and border friction points in Ladakh on its Survey of India map on October 2.