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The Government of India has once again strongly rejected the so-called bilateral activities going on between Pakistan and China in the name of border management and the new joint mechanism and has exposed the nexus between the two countries on the international platform. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in New Delhi has stated in clear and unambiguous terms that geographically, historically and legally, no common international border exists between Pakistan and China. In such a situation, the so-called ‘Pakistan-China Boundary Joint Commission’ established by both the countries has no valid international or legal basis. India has bluntly warned that any kind of dialogue, survey, joint commission or agreement between Beijing and Islamabad on the Indian Territory (PoK) forcibly and illegally occupied by Pakistan is completely void, illegal and a direct attack on the territorial integrity of India.
While giving formal answers to the sharp questions of international and domestic media during the weekly press conference, the official spokesperson of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs Randhir Jaiswal very strongly underlined India’s sovereign position. The spokesperson said that the Government of India has noted the recent reports related to the Boundary Commission meetings between Beijing and Islamabad and India’s national position on the subject has, as always, been absolutely clear, firm and consistent. He clarified that there is no direct land border between Pakistan and China; The area that appears to connect these two countries is actually the region of Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, an integral part of India, which Pakistan has illegally occupied through military aggression in 1947. Therefore, no third country or occupying power has any kind of legal authority over any illegally occupied area.
The Ministry of External Affairs in its official statement reiterated the fundamental truth that the entire Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has always been, is and will always be an integral and inseparable part of India. Neither Pakistan’s illegal military occupation nor any diplomatic or economic project of China can change this irrefutable truth. Indian foreign policy strategists have made it clear that Pakistan is an occupier state and does not have the slightest moral or legal right to enter into any treaty, demarcation, trade agreement or infrastructure creation with any foreign power in respect of any territory under Indian sovereignty.
India clarified that Pakistan keeps creating this political drama of border talks with China from time to time to divert attention from its domestic political crises and economic distress. New Delhi reminded the international community that under UN resolutions and international laws, Pakistan must first completely withdraw its troops and illegal presence from PoK. India said that forming a joint commission with Beijing on land over which Pakistan does not have ownership rights is just a ridiculous attempt to throw dust in the eyes of international laws, which India will never accept.
Bringing out the historical facts, the Ministry of External Affairs also reiterated that India has neither recognized nor will ever accept in the future the so-called ‘China-Pakistan Boundary Agreement’ signed on March 2, 1963. India has considered this agreement completely illegal, invalid and ineffective from the beginning. It is noteworthy that under the same disputed agreement of 1963, Pakistan had illegally gifted more than 5,180 square kilometers of Indian territory of Shaksgam Valley, which was under the legal jurisdiction of India, to China. The agreement was merely an unwarranted diplomatic conspiracy aimed at harming India’s sovereignty and creating an anti-India strategic axis in the region.
India has made it clear that any kind of border demarcation based on the 1963 agreement, the process of laying pillars or any construction work currently being done under the CPEC (China-Pakistan Economic Corridor) is considered a clear violation of its sovereignty and territorial integrity. The Indian spokesperson underlined that when the original agreement itself is illegal, then any ‘Joint Commission’ formed on its basis cannot be valid. The Government of India reiterated that foreign presence or interference by third parties in any part of Indian borders is intolerable to India’s national security and India is fully free to take all necessary steps to protect its sovereign rights against any such acts.
India has also registered its deep concern and strong protest over the ongoing China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) activities between China and Pakistan in illegally occupied Kashmir and the expansion of Chinese military infrastructure witnessed in recent times in Shaksgam Valley. Strategic experts believe that the activities being carried out by both the countries in the name of so-called border surveillance on the Karakoram Highway and surrounding areas are actually a planned attempt to increase the two-front threat on India’s northern and western fronts.
The Indian Ministry of External Affairs has clearly cautioned that no amount of economic investment or border posturing can change the real situation in the region. India has cautioned both Beijing and Islamabad to immediately desist from such illegal and provocative actions and to stop any unilateral attempts to change the status quo on Indian territory. India will not compromise the security and sovereignty of its borders at any cost and will continue to aggressively expose the joint actions of both Pakistan and China on this issue in international diplomatic fora.