India rejects Pakistan-China joint boundary commission over Indian territory

India has firmly rejected the so-called Pakistan-China Boundary Joint Commission, stating that Pakistan has no locus standi to enter into arrangements concerning Indian territory under its illegal and forcible occupation. The Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh remain integral and inalienable parts of India, the government said.

India described the joint commission as having no legal basis and called it completely unacceptable. It resolutely opposes any attempts to alter the status of the occupied territories or to legitimise illegal occupation that impinges on India. Instead of engaging in such theatrics, India has called on Pakistan to immediately vacate the areas under its illegal and forcible occupation. The government also dismissed the so-called boundary cooperation between China and Pakistan concerning Indian territories as having no bearing whatsoever on India.