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India rejects Pakistan-China border commission as illegal
BBC News··5d ago
Pakistan and China operationalised a Boundary Joint Commission last week, drawing a sharp Indian response, BBC News reported. Randhir Jaiswal said India rejects the commission as having no legal basis. The Shaksgam Valley covers roughly 5,180 sq km that Pakistan ceded to China in 1963 and India claims in Ladakh. Analyst Jabin T Jacob cited the 1963 treaty.
Prism
What It Means For You
- Delhi's non-recognition of Pakistan-China boundary lines affects how it treats maps and agreements touching Ladakh claims.
- Article 6 of the 1963 treaty envisaged renegotiation after any Kashmir settlement, Jacob told the BBC.
- Islamabad argues Jammu and Kashmir remains disputed and rejects India's standing to challenge the 1963 pact.
What's Happening
- Pakistan described the commission as a milestone for border management, surveys, trade and connectivity.
- India said Pakistan has no locus standi on arrangements concerning territory under illegal occupation.
- The announcement came as India and China seek to stabilise ties along the Line of Actual Control.
Shaksgam and the 1963 cession
- India has refused for decades to recognise a Pakistan-China boundary in territory it claims.
- India considers the 1963 cession illegal and invalid, the foreign ministry statements quoted in the report said.
- Jacob said China's media reach lets Beijing promote boundary narratives more widely than India can match.
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