Beijing, Oct. 13 -- China on Tuesday made desperate attempts to challenge India's indisputable sovereignty, raising futile objections after the Union Government identified and standardised the names of 28 strategic places and geographical features in the Union Territory of Ladakh for official mapping.

According to the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Central Government, in consultation with the Union Territory of Ladakh, formally identified 28 locations-including peaks, passes, land areas, and water bodies-by their standard place and feature names for inclusion on the official map of the Survey of India (SoI).

"Identifying them formally on the Survey of India map of UT of Ladakh is aimed at facilitating their accurate recognition and bette...