India rejects references to J&K in China-Pak joint statement

India has categorically rejected references to Jammu and Kashmir in a recent joint statement issued by China and Pakistan on 7th June. Responding to media queries, External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said  Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh have been, are, and will always remain integral and inalienable parts of India. He added that no other country has the ‘locus standi’ to comment on the issue.
The spokesperson said the same joint statement also mentions activities and projects under the so-called China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), some of which are in India’s sovereign territory under forcible and illegal occupation by Pakistan. He stated that India resolutely opposes and rejects any moves by other countries to reinforce or legitimise Pakistan’s illegal occupation of these territories, impinging on India’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
The China-Pakistan joint statement had said the Pakistani side briefed the Chinese side on the latest developments of the situation in Jammu and Kashmir, and the Chinese side reiterated that the Jammu and Kashmir dispute is a leftover from history, and should be properly and peacefully resolved in accordance with the UN Charter, relevant UN Security Council resolutions and bilateral agreements.