China objects as India names 28 Ladakh sites
Beijing says the region is its own and calls the naming illegal, while New Delhi rejects the claim and says China's denial cannot alter the facts.
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What happened
China protested India's plan to name 28 strategic locations in Ladakh, saying the region remains Chinese and calling the naming illegal. New Delhi responded that Ladakh forms part of India and that China's denial cannot alter the facts. China later said it has never recognised Ladakh as a Union Territory, created in August 2019, and India hit back that the territory is inalienable.
Why it matters
The exchange highlights the long-running boundary dispute between China and India. It shows the two countries still disagree over the status of Ladakh.
Timeline
- Oct 13, 6:23 AM ET: China objected to India's naming of 28 locations in Ladakh and called the move illegal.
- Oct 13, 7:51 AM ET: India's foreign ministry reaffirmed Ladakh's status as part of India and said China's denial could not change the facts.
- Oct 13, 3:47 PM ET: China said it had never recognised the Union Territory of Ladakh, and New Delhi responded by calling Ladakh an inalienable part of India.
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