India, Oct. 13 -- India and China exchanged sharp statements on Tuesday after Beijing objected to New Delhi assigning standardised names to 28 strategic locations and geographical features in Ladakh, including areas along the disputed Himalayan frontier where the two countries' troops were involved in a prolonged military standoff.

India rejected China's objection, reiterating that Ladakh was an integral part of its territory, while Beijing maintained that the western sector of the China-India boundary belonged to China.

The dispute followed an October 2 announcement by India's Ministry of Home Affairs identifying 28 places and geographical features in Ladakh on the official map of the Survey of India. The exercise was carried out in co...