India on Tuesday issued a sharp rebuttal to references made on Jammu and Kashmir in the latest joint statement released by China and Pakistan, asserting that the Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh “have been, are and will always remain” integral parts of the country.
Responding to media queries, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in an official statement that it “categorically rejects” what it described as “unwarranted references” to Jammu and Kashmir in the joint statement issued by Beijing and Islamabad.
