[ The Diplomat ] China-India Name War Intensifies in the Himalayas

The article titled “China-India Name War Intensifies in the Himalayas” discusses the escalating tensions between China and India over the renaming of places in the disputed regions.

Key points from the article are:
– India has initiated a tit-for-tat nomenclature offensive to counter China’s renaming of places in India’s Arunachal Pradesh state.
– New Delhi plans to rename more than two dozen places in China’s Tibet Autonomous Region.
– This move is seen as a response to China’s renaming of places in Arunachal Pradesh, which is viewed as an attempt to strengthen Beijing’s territorial claim on the north eastern Indian state, which China refers to as “southern Tibet”.
– The Indian Army’s information warfare division is behind this renaming of Tibetan places.
– The renaming of places in Tibet by India is seen as a counter-narrative to Chinese claims on India’s Arunachal Pradesh state and other parts of the disputed border.
– The new names are backed by extensive historical research.
– This renaming campaign is seen as “tantamount to India reopening the Tibetan question”.

Please note that this is a summary and for full details, you should refer to the original article.

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China-India Name War Intensifies in the Himalayas.
https://thediplomat.com/2024/06/china-india-name-war-intensifies-in-the-himalayas/