India rejects China's reference to J&K in UN

India has rejected the reference to Jammu and Kashmir in a statement made by spokesperson of the Permanent Mission of China to the United Nations. 

In response to queries, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said China is well aware of India’s consistent position on this issue. He said Jammu and Kashmir has been, is and shall continue to be an integral part of India and issues related to it are internal matter to



India.

The spokesperson said India therefore expects that other countries, including China, would refrain from commenting on matters that are internal affairs and respect India’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. He said New Delhi also expects Beijing to recognise and condemn the scourge of cross-border terrorism that affect the lives of the  people of India, including in Jammu and Kashmir.