Overview
- MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said Shaksgam Valley is Indian territory and called the 1963 China–Pakistan boundary pact illegal and invalid.
- India stated it does not recognise the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor where it passes through territory under Pakistan’s forcible occupation.
- New Delhi said it has lodged protests with Beijing over attempts to alter ground reality in Shaksgam and reserved the right to take necessary measures.
- Media and satellite‑based reports describe about 75 km of a roughly 10‑metre‑wide all‑weather road under construction, reportedly linking to PLA posts and lying within roughly 30–50 km of approaches to Siachen and Indira Col.
- Pakistan has announced a Special Protection Unit for Chinese nationals working on CPEC projects, as reported by PTI, while Chinese state media noted security cooperation without mentioning the unit.