India asserts China illegally occupies J&K, Ladakh

India’s foreign minister and MEA spokespeople reiterated that China illegally occupies parts of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, and that New Delhi is the one raising sovereignty concerns while China’s claims are rejected. They highlighted that China has occupied Indian territories since 1963 and that India objects to Chinese infrastructure projects in those areas, including in land falling within India’s union territories. The statements come after high‑level talks, including a Jaishankar–Wang Yi meeting in Manila, with India stressing that its positions on sovereignty remain unchanged and that normalizing ties should not obscure territorial disputes. Indian officials also pointed to China’s creation of new counties in Xinjiang that extend into Aksai Chin and asserted that China’s actions violate Indian sovereignty. Across multiple briefings, the MEA emphasized that there are Chinese projects on territories in Jammu and Kashmir that belong to India and that India will continue to raise these issues in diplomatic channels. These positions are reflected across several outlets reporting India’s unified stance on sovereignty, occupation, and Beijing’s regional activities.