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India's Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi stated that India considers the 1963 Sino-Pakistan Boundary Agreement illegal, rejecting any infrastructure activities in the Shaksgam Valley. This follows China's defense of its projects in the region, asserting its territorial claims.

India's Ministry of External Affairs reiterated its stance, emphasizing Shaksgam Valley as Indian territory, and objected to CPEC developments citing violations of sovereignty. The Shaksgam Valley, covering 5,180 sq km, has been administered by China since 1963 after Pakistan ceded it. India maintains it has rights over the region since 1947, and Dwivedi confirmed India's military readiness to respond to threats.