India, Oct. 13 -- India on Tuesday reiterated that the Union Territory of Ladakh is an integral part of the country, saying no amount of denial by China can change this established fact, after Beijing objected to New Delhi's move to formally identify 28 geographical features in the region.

"UT of Ladakh is an integral and inalienable part of India. No amount of denial by the Chinese side can change this established fact," ministry of external affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in a statement on Tuesday.

Responding to media queries on comments made by the Chinese side, Jaiswal also defended the government's move to identify the 28 places and geographical features on the official map of the Survey of India, saying the announcement ...