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Gov't Lodges 'Strong Protest' w/China Over Map-MEA

INDIA

(MNI) London-Indian Ministry of External Affairs spox Arindam Bagchi releases statement regarding the country's contested border with China in the Himalayas. Spox states "We have today lodged a strong protest through diplomatic channels with the Chinese side on the so called 2023 "standard map” of China that lays claim to India’s territory. We reject these claims as they have no basis. Such steps by the Chinese side only complicate the resolution of the boundary question”.

  • The heightened rhetoric stands in contrast to the seemingly cordial tone struck by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping at last week's BRICS summit. There, following a discussion between the two leaders, officials were instructedto resolve the dispute quickly.

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