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India Tuesday rejected as senseless China renaming of some places, and said that assigning “invented” names does not alter the reality that the state “is, has been, and will always be” an integral part of India. India’s sharp response came after the Chinese government announced names for 30 more places which it claims as the southern part of Tibet. Ministry of External Affairs official spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, “China has persisted with its senseless attempts to rename places in the Indian state. We firmly reject such attempts.”
Source – https://indianexpress.com/article/india/china-arunachal-
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After providing a relaxation in extending OCI card privileges to overseas Indians in Suriname, India is considering expanding the scheme to other countries, according to persons aware of the matter.
In 2023, India announced that the eligibility criteria for overseas Indians in Suriname, a South American country, would be relaxed. This meant that eligibility went up from the fourth generation to the sixth generation of the original Indian immigrants who arrived in Suriname.
The move was seen as an effort to deepen India’s diaspora links. Now, New Delhi is considering expanding the scheme to other countries with large overseas Indian populations.
Source- https://www.livemint.com/news/india/india-to-consider-expanding-
