New Delhi, September 17, 2026 India has rejected the newly operationalised Pakistan China Boundary Joint Commission, saying that the commission has no legal basis to deal with territories that India considers part of its sovereign territory. The reaction came after Pakistan and China held the first meeting of their Boundary Joint Commission in Islamabad. The meeting reportedly discussed issues including border management, joint border surveys, trade and connectivity.
India Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said its position on the issue remains clear and consistent. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that India does not recognise the so called Pakistan China boundary arrangement concerning Indian territory and rejected the joint commission.
India has also maintained that it has never recognised the 1963 China Pakistan Boundary Agreement, under which Pakistan transferred the Shaksgam Valley area to China. New Delhi considers that arrangement illegal and invalid. The Indian government reiterated that the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh are integral and inalienable parts of India. It also said that Pakistan has no authority to enter into arrangements concerning territories that India considers to be under Pakistani occupation.
India has separately opposed projects under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) that pass through areas of Pakistan occupied Kashmir, arguing that such activities cannot alter India position on sovereignty over the region. The latest development highlights the continuing disagreement between India, Pakistan and China over territorial claims and arrangements involving Jammu& Kashmir and the surrounding region.
