We have never recognised the so-called China-Pakistan boundary agreement that happened in 1963. While it is claimed by India, Pakistan used to control it. Pakistan ceded it to China in 1963, but China has attempted to assert itself in this region even earlier. Further, under the so-called China-Pakistan ‘Boundary Agreement’ signed in 1963, Pakistan illegally ceded 5,180 sq. of Indian territory in Shaksgam Valley from areas illegally occupied by Pakistan in Union Territory of Ladakh to China,” he said.

Source: Indian Express January 13, 2026 12:29 UTC