Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Sunday said that Arunachal Pradesh is an integral part of India which has been conveyed to other countries time and again.
"India has a clear stand on Arunachal Pradesh. We have made it clear time and again that we will not compromise on even an inch of our land," said Naqvi in response to a question on the new Chinese map showing Arunachal Pradesh as a part of China.
Brushing aside the row over the new Chinese map, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Saturday said that Arunachal Pradesh is an inalienable part of the country and cartographic depiction does not change the reality of the ground.
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