India rejects creation of new border panel by China and Pakistan

India has firmly rejected the "so-called" boundary joint commission established by Pakistan and China, arguing that the body lacks any legal foundation to make decisions concerning Indian territories under illegal occupation. This stance was revealed after the first gathering of the Pakistan-China Boundary Joint Commission took place in Islamabad.

India has maintained consistently that Pakistan's transfer of certain territories, including the Shaksgam Valley, to China in 1963 was unlawful and unacceptable. Additionally, New Delhi opposes the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, as it traverses Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).

The Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson, Randhir Jaiswal, declared that India's position on this matter is clear and consistent, emphasizing that there is no boundary between Pakistan and China. He reiterated that India rejects the "so-called Joint Commission," asserting that it has no legal basis.

India has never acknowledged the "China-Pakistan Boundary Agreement" of 1963 and has consistently maintained that it is illegal and invalid. Jaiswal strongly opposes any attempts to alter the status of occupied territories or legitimize illegal occupation, which infringes upon India's sovereignty and territorial integrity. Any purported boundary cooperation between China and Pakistan regarding Indian territories would be entirely unacceptable and would have no impact on India's sovereignty over these regions.

Instead of engaging in such actions, Jaiswal called on Pakistan to immediately withdraw from areas under its illegal and forcible occupation.