China on Tuesday said it opposed India’s decision to revoke the special status of Kashmir, a disputed region sandwiched among India, Pakistan and China, because it undermined China’s territorial sovereignty.
In a move to tighten its grip on the Himalayan region, India dropped a constitutional provision that allowed the country’s only Muslim-majority region to make its own laws.
““India’s action is unacceptable and would not have any legal effect,’’ Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Hua Chunying, said in a statement on the ministry’s website.
China urged India to be cautious on border issues and to strictly abide by the agreements reached by both countries in order to avoid any actions that could further complicate boundary issues, Chunying said.
The disputed region is divided between India, Pakistan and China.
India rules the populous Kashmir Valley and the Hindu-dominated region around Jammu city, Pakistan controls a wedge of territory in the west, and China holds a thinly populated high-altitude area in the North. (Reuters/NAN)
