Ministry of External Affairs reply to China’s remark

We expect countries not to comment on India's internal affairs, as they expect others to do.

Ministry of External Affairs reply to China’s remark
Dr. S. Jaishankar (PSU Connect)

New Delhi: On Thursday, the Ministry of External Affairs blast out on China’s Remark and said “China has no authority to comment on India's internal affairs.” He mentions that the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh were, and will remain, integral parts of India. We expect countries not to comment on India's internal affairs, as they expect others to do.

 

 

China comment on the recent construction of new bridges in the border areas including Ladakh and the restlessness has increased due to construction. 

 

 

“China, which has developed infrastructure in its border, is not digesting this from India.” The Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that they oppose infrastructure development aimed at military oversight and control.

 

 

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lijian said in response to a question about the bridges built by India on the border, "Any party should take any step in the area that complicates the situation." China opposes any infrastructure development aimed at military oversight and control.

 

 

This comes when Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh on Monday inaugurated 44 bridges built in strategically important areas of Ladakh, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, and Jammu and Kashmir. 

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