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India and China are once again embroiled in a diplomatic war of words, following Beijing's renewed attempt to assert territorial claims over Arunachal Pradesh.

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) of India categorically rejected China's move to rename 30 places in the state, calling it a "vain and preposterous attempt" to alter geopolitical realities.

"Arunachal Pradesh was, is, and will always remain an integral and inalienable part of India," the MEA said in a strongly worded statement.

Notably, this is not the first time China has attempted such provocations. In 2024, Beijing issued a map renaming locations within the Indi...