India Rejects China-Pakistan Statements on Jammu and Kashmir and CPEC Projects
India strongly rejected references to Jammu and Kashmir in a recent joint statement by China and Pakistan, reaffirming that the Union Territories of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh are integral and inalienable parts of India. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) emphasized that no other country has the locus standi to comment on these internal matters. India also opposed the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects passing through Pakistan-occupied territories, describing them as violations of its sovereignty. The MEA dismissed claims of trans-boundary water cooperation between China and Pakistan, noting the absence of a shared border.