He added that Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh remain, in India's view, integral and inseparable parts of the country, and said any Pakistan-China cooperation touching that territory would have no bearing on India's sovereignty. He called on Pakistan to vacate the occupied areas instead.

Morning Digest: Key global and national updates, including U.S. sanctions on Russia, India's boundary stance, and more.

Morning Digest: Key global and national updates, including U.S. sanctions on Russia, India's boundary stance, and more.

India rejects the Pakistan-China Boundary Joint Commission, says no Pak-China boundary exists and calls the 1963 agreement illegal and invalid.

India has rejected the Pakistan-China Boundary Commission, saying it has no legal basis and cannot affect India’s sovereignty over J&K and Ladakh territories.

India rejected the so-called Pakistan-China Boundary Joint Commission and reaffirmed its position on Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. New Delhi said any such arrangement lacks legal basis and does not affect India's sovereignty.