Indian FM dismisses China’s territorial claims

India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar dismissed China's claims on contested territory as "absurd", saying yesterday the areas belonged to India. The Times of India reported yesterday that China has released its "official standard map", including the state of Arunachal Pradesh and the Aksai Chin plateau, a Chinese- administered area claimed by India, as its official territory. "Making absurd claims on India's territory does not make it China's territory," Jaishankar told news channel NDTV. "This is not the first time China has made such an attempt. We reject this outright," Arindam Bagchi, external affairs ministry spokesperson, had said in a Twitter post. Last week, PM Narendra Modi were seen engaging a brief interaction at the 15th Brics Summit in Johannesburg.

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