‘Has no legal basis’: India rejects Pakistan-China ‘boundary commission’

'Has no legal basis': India rejects Pakistan-China 'boundary commission' New Delhi's reaction came after the first gathering of the Pakistan-China Boundary Joint Commission in Islamabad.

Key points

• 2 min read New Delhi Sep 17, 2026 05: 03 AM IST.
• India has been consistently maintaining that Pakistan's handing over of certain territories such as Shaksgam Valley to China in 1963 was illegal and unacceptable.
• New Delhi's reaction came after the first gathering of the Pakistan-China Boundary Joint Commission in Islamabad.

What happened

2 min read New Delhi Sep 17, 2026 05: 03 AM IST. Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal.

India on Wednesday rejected the "so-called" boundary joint commission set up by Pakistan and China, saying that the body has no legal basis to decide on arrangements related to Indian territory under illegal occupation. New Delhi's reaction came after the first gathering of the Pakistan-China Boundary Joint Commission in Islamabad.

India has been consistently maintaining that Pakistan's handing over of certain territories such as Shaksgam Valley to China in 1963 was illegal and unacceptable. New Delhi has additionally resisted the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor as part of it passes through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). "Our position on this matter is clear and consistent. There is no boundary between Pakistan and China. We reject the so-called Joint Commission. It is without any legal basis, " Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal remarked on the Pakistan-China Boundary Joint Commission.

The bottom line

In short, 'Has no legal basis': India rejects Pakistan is the central thread here, and readers can expect follow-up reporting as the picture becomes clearer.