The protest by New Delhi followed reports in the Indian media that Beijing had released an official "standard map" showing the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh and the Aksai Chin plateau as its official territory.
Aksai Chin is a disputed plateau in the western Himalayas claimed by India but controlled by China.
"We have today lodged a strong protest through diplomatic channels with the Chinese side on the so-called 2023 'standard map' of China that lays claim to India;s territory," the Indian foreign ministry spokesperson said.
"Making absurd claims on India's territory does not make it China's territory," Jaishankar told news channel NDTV.
Reporting by YP Rajesh; Additional reporting by Rupam Jain and Sakshi Dayal; Editing by Alex RichardsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons:
Aksai Chin, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Jaishankar, Narendra Modi, Xi Jinping, YP Rajesh, Rupam Jain, Sakshi Dayal, Alex Richardson
Organizations:
DELHI, NDTV, Indian, YP, Thomson
Locations:
Indian, Arunachal Pradesh, India, China, New Delhi, Beijing, Tibet, Johannesburg