Assam Chief Minister Sarma suggests that India should use the “Tit-For-Tat Approach” once China renames locations in Arunachal

China has unilaterally altered the names of around thirty places in Arunachal Pradesh. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma criticized China for this action on Wednesday. In return, Sarma encouraged the Indian government to rename 60 places of Tibet using a “tit-for-tat” strategy.

Sarma countered that while the government has the right to make the choice, we should rename 60 places since they had already renamed 30 regions.

China unveiled a fourth list on Monday, renaming thirty locations in Arunachal in response to Beijing’s increased claims in recent weeks to reaffirm its sovereignty over the Indian state.

Renaming locations in Arunachal Pradesh by China has been met with resistance from India, which maintains that the state is an essential component of the nation and that giving it “invented” names does not change this fact.

According to state-run Global Times, the Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs on Sunday issued the fourth list of standardized geographical names in Zangnan, the Chinese term for Arunachal Pradesh, which Beijing says is a part of south Tibet.

In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Ministry of External Affairs censured the dragon for its “senseless endeavours to alter established names in the region.”

According to MEA Official Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, the action won’t alter the truth of Arunachal Pradesh’s current position.

“China’s absurd attempts to rename locations in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh have continued.” We vehemently object to such efforts. The declaration said, “Arunachal Pradesh is, has been, and will always be an integral and inalienable part of India. Assigning invented names will not alter this reality.”

The chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh, Pema Khandu, also chastised China for its mishap. “Yet another Chinese con. “As a native of Arunachal Pradesh and a proud citizen of Bharat, I vehemently denounce this act of renaming locations within Arunachal Pradesh, which has been an inalienable integral part of India,” he wrote on X.

China borders Arunachal Pradesh, which is located in northeastern India. For many years, there have been territorial disputes in the area between the two nations.