The New Delhi government has lodged a strong protest against China’s renaming of around 30 locations in a disputed region on the border with India. The area claimed by China is part of the federal state of Arunachal Pradesh and thus belongs to India, a spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi emphasized. He condemned China’s action as „senseless,“ Just a few weeks ago, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated new infrastructure projects in the region, which Beijing sharply criticized. China, in turn, claims sovereignty over the entire state.