Archive · 2 Oct 2026
Centre Officially Standardises 28 Geographic Locations Across Ladakh
The Indian government has given official names to 28 places in Ladakh.
These places include tall mountains, mountain passes, glaciers, valleys, rivers, lakes, and hot springs.
Some of the newly named places are Atisha Giri Peak, Zorawar Peak, Chapchingal Pass, and Parpik Glacier.
The updated map can be viewed on the Survey of India website.
The decision came after China repeatedly announced its own names for places in Indian territory.
China calls Arunachal Pradesh “Zangnan,” or South Tibet.
India says changing names on a map does not change which country the land belongs to.
The new Indian map is presented as a response to those naming efforts.
The Centre has standardised 28 geographic locations across Ladakh.
The sites include mountain peaks, passes, glaciers, valleys, rivers, lakes, and strategic terrain points.
The updated map is available through the official Survey of India portal.
The move follows China’s repeated renaming of locations in Indian territory, especially Arunachal Pradesh.
India rejects China’s naming campaigns, saying invented names do not change the ground reality or territorial status.
- Who
- The Centre, through the Survey of India, standardised the locations; China has separately issued alternative names for places in Indian territory.
- What
- Twenty-eight geographic locations across Ladakh were officially standardised and added to an updated map.
- When
- The standardisation follows Chinese naming lists issued between 2017 and 2024; the article does not provide the date of the Ladakh announcement.
- Where
- Across Ladakh, with the broader naming dispute also involving Arunachal Pradesh.
- Why
- The effort follows repeated Chinese attempts to rename geographic locations in Indian territory.
India and New Delhi
China and Beijing
Geographic naming and territorial claims
India and New Delhi
India says the locations remain integral and inalienable parts of India, and that changing their names does not alter the ground reality.
China and Beijing
China has issued repeated lists of standardised names for locations in Indian territory and refers to Arunachal Pradesh as “Zangnan,” or South Tibet.
Mapping response
India and New Delhi
The Centre has standardised 28 locations across Ladakh and published the updated map through the Survey of India portal.
China and Beijing
China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs issued four separate naming lists between 2017 and 2024 covering dozens of locations, including mountains, rivers, residential areas, and high-altitude passes.
- Locations standardised
- 28 geographic locations across Ladakh
- Map publisher
- Survey of India
- Newly named features
- Peaks, mountain passes, glaciers, valleys, rivers, lakes, terrain points, and hot springs
- Chinese naming lists
- Four lists issued between 2017 and 2024
- Chinese list in April 2024
- Thirty places were renamed, according to the article
- Earlier Chinese lists
- Eleven places in April 2023, 15 in December 2021, and six in April 2017
- India’s position
- Assigning invented names does not change the ground reality or territorial status of Indian regions