J&K and Ladakh integral part of India, asserts MEA in a rebuff to China

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Prev Next The comments by External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava came in response to China”s contention it does not recognise the union territory of Ladakh as well as the state of Arunachal Pradesh and that the development of border infrastructure by India was the “root cause” of tensions between the two countries. “Our position on this has always been clear and consistent. The union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh have been, are, and would remain an integral part of India. China has no locus standi to comment on India”s internal matters,” Srivastava said at a media briefing....