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    India lodges protest with China over its infra development in Shaksgam valley

    Synopsis

    India has strongly protested against China's construction activities in the Shaksgam valley, which India considers a part of its territory. The Ministry of External Affairs reiterated that India has never accepted the 1963 China-Pakistan boundary pact that attempted to cede the area to Beijing. India has registered its protest with China and reserved the right to take necessary measures to safeguard its interests. The Shaksgam valley is strategically important and is currently part of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

    China-India border dispute: We consider Shaksgam Valley to be our territory, says MEA
    India has lodged a strong protest with China for carrying out construction activities in the Shaksgam valley, in an "illegal" attempt to alter the situation on the ground. Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on Thursday that the Shaksgam valley is a part of India and New Delhi never accepted the so-called China-Pakistan boundary pact of 1963 through which Islamabad "unlawfully" attempted to cede the area to Beijing.

    "We have consistently conveyed our rejection of the same. We have registered our protest with the Chinese side against illegal attempts to alter facts on the ground," Jaiswal said at his weekly media briefing.

    "We further reserve the right to take necessary measures to safeguard our interests," he said.

    The Shaksgam valley is a strategically key region that is part of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).


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