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The Economic Times
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Ladakh leader pushes ‘Aksai Hind’ name for territory occupied by China

Leh: Former Chief Executive Councillor (CEC) of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh, Tashi Gyalsan, on Sunday strongly condemned China's objection to India's Union Territory status for Ladakh and called on the Centre to rename the territory occupied by China as 'Aksai Hind' instead of 'Aksai Chin'.

Reacting to Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning's statement that Beijing does not recognise the so-called Union Territory of Ladakh, Gyalsan said Ladakh had always been an integral and inalienable part of India and could never be separated from the country.

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