New Delhi, Jan. 9 -- India on Friday strongly rejected "Chinese infrastructure projects" in the Shaksgam Valley, asserting that the region is an integral part of its territory and condemning any attempts to alter the ground reality.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) emphasised that projects under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) passing through this area are "illegal" and invalid, reiterating India's consistent stance on "sovereignty and territorial integrity".
MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, "Chinese infrastructure buildup via CPEC in the Shaksgam Valley, which is Indian territory. We have never recognised the so-called China-Pakistan boundary agreement of 1963. We have consistently maintained that the agreement is...