New Delhi issued a scathing rejection of China’s construction endeavors in the Shaksgam Valley on Friday, solidifying India’s claim to the territory. MEA officials during the presser invoked the invalidity of the 1963 Pakistan-China border accord, deeming the cession unlawful.
Spokesperson Jaiswal outlined India’s position: no acknowledgment of the deal or CPEC’s route via occupied Indian lands. ‘J&K and Ladakh are indivisible from India,’ he affirmed, noting sustained diplomatic pushback against Chinese status quo alterations.
With rights to protective actions asserted, India tracks the valley’s activities amid its critical frontier positioning.
Drawing from EAM Jaishankar’s July Parliament speech, the narrative spans 1963’s territorial gift, 1970s nuclear overtures, Gwadar transfer, and CPEC formalization—constituting a ‘two-front peril’ that Indian policy must confront holistically.
Regular demarches to China signal resolve. Beijing’s builds notwithstanding, India’s strategic oversight promises measured reprisals, safeguarding borders in an era of heightened rivalry.