'Repeating baseless arguments won't validate claims': India reacts to China's remarks on Arunachal Pradesh

‘Repeating baseless arguments won’t validate claims’: India reacts to China’s remarks on Arunachal Pradesh

NEW DELHI: After the Chinese military reiterated its claim over Arunachal Pradesh on Monday, ministry of external affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal called it ‘absurd’ and said that a repetition of ‘baseless’ arguments will not validate the neighbour’s claim.

In response to media queries on comments made by the Spokesperson of the Chinese defence ministry, Randhir said, “We have noted the comments made by the Spokesperson of the Chinese Defence Ministry advancing absurd claims over the territory of the Indian State of Arunachal Pradesh. Repeating baseless arguments in this regard does not lend such claims any validity.”

“Arunachal Pradesh was, is and will always be an integral and inalienable part of India. Its people will continue to benefit from our development programmes and infrastructure projects,” he added.

Calling the area an ‘inherent part of China’s territory’, days after India rejected Beijing’s objection to PM Modi’s visit to the state, Chinese defence ministry spokesman senior colonel Zhang Xiaogang said the southern part of Xizang (Chinese name for Tibet) is an inherent part of their territory, and Beijing ‘never acknowledges and firmly opposes the so-called Arunachal Pradesh illegally established by India.’

Zhang made the remarks in response to India’s enhancement of its military readiness through Sela Tunnel in Arunachal Pradesh, according to a report posted on Chinese defence ministry’s website Friday.

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