The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Tuesday reiterated that Arunachal Pradesh is an "inalienable and integral part of India", pushing back against China's repeated attempts to assign Chinese names to places in the northeastern state.MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said India's position on Arunachal Pradesh remains unchanged and that China's attempts to alter the names of places in the state cannot change the ground reality.Also Read: India examining Mecca Joint Defence Agreement's impact on national security, regional stability, says MEA"Let me reiterate this once again that Arunachal Pradesh is an inalienable and integral part of India and this is a fact that is self-evident. At the same time, let me also underline that nothing can change this indisputable reality," Jaiswal said during a media briefing.The remarks came after India formally identified 27 locations in Arunachal Pradesh by their standard names on the official Survey of India map, amid China's repeated attempts to assign Chinese names to places in the state.The government said the move is aimed at ensuring precise geographical identification of the locations while increasing public awareness of their historical and geographical significance.India has consistently rejected Beijing's attempts to rename places in Arunachal Pradesh, describing the practice as "vain and preposterous" and maintaining that such actions cannot alter the fact that the state "was, is, and will" remain an integral part of India.Several of the 27 locations have strategic and historical significance.The list includes Long Ju, which witnessed an early India-China military clash in 1959, and Thag La, where initial engagements of the 1962 India-China war took place.It also includes Jairampur, a key logistical centre in eastern Arunachal Pradesh, as well as Jaswant Garh and the Sher-e-Thapa Memorial, which commemorate Indian soldiers who fought in the 1962 war.The move comes against the backdrop of China's repeated attempts to establish its own nomenclature for places in Arunachal Pradesh, which Beijing refers to as "Zangnan".China released its first list of six names for locations in Arunachal Pradesh in 2017. It followed this with 15 names in 2021 and another 11 in 2023.India has rejected these lists as fictitious, arguing that unilateral attempts by Beijing to rename places in Indian territory cannot change the facts on the ground.New Delhi has also maintained that assigning Chinese names to locations in Arunachal Pradesh does not give China any territorial rights over them.The latest MEA remarks reiterate India's longstanding position as tensions between New Delhi and Beijing continue over their disputed border.