Parwinder SandhuNew Delhi, Jan. 13 -- A day after China rejected India's claim to the Shaksgam Valley in Jammu and Kashmir, General Upendra Dwivedi, Chief of Army Staff, called the 1963 agreement between Pakistan and China "illegal."The Indian Army chief stated that India does not approve of any activities in the Valley.
China on Monday dismissed India's assertion over the Shaksgam Valley in Jammu and Kashmir, maintaining that the region falls within Chinese territory. Responding to questions on border matters and the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said Beijing has every right to carry out development work in areas it considers its own.
The Chinese spokesperson also pointed out that...