Overview
- MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said Shaksgam Valley is Indian territory and termed the 1963 China–Pakistan boundary agreement illegal and invalid.
- India reiterated it does not recognize CPEC because key sections run through territory under Pakistani control that India claims, and it reserved the right to take necessary measures to safeguard its interests.
- Pakistan’s interior minister Mohsin Naqvi announced a Special Protection Unit in Islamabad to secure Chinese nationals working on CPEC projects, as reported by PTI and the interior ministry.
- Chinese state media confirmed talks on counter‑terrorism and law‑enforcement cooperation with Pakistan but did not mention the SPU, leaving any potential Chinese security presence in Pakistan unconfirmed.
- Reports cited by News18 and Firstpost say China is building an all‑weather road in the Shaksgam area with roughly 75 km completed, while CPEC remains a roughly USD 60 billion initiative employing about 20,000 Chinese personnel under Pakistani military protection.