Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the area of Indian territory which is under Chinese occupation as on date;
(b) whether Government is aware of the report published by Chinese news agency Xinhua in which Indo-China border has been stated to be only 2000 kilometre long;
(c) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by Government in this regard; and
(d) the concrete steps taken by Government to reclaim Indian territory from Chinese occupation?

ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (SHRI E. AHAMED)

(a) China continues to be in illegal occupation of approximately 38,000 sq. kms. of Indian territory in the State of Jammu & Kashmir. In addition, under the so-called Sino-Pakistan Boundary Agreement of 1963, Pakistan illegally ceded 5,180 sq. kms. of Indian territory in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir to China.

(b) to (d) China regards the State of Jammu and Kashmir as a dispute that should be settled properly through dialogue between India and Pakistan. China also dispute the international boundary between India and China. Government has conveyed to the Chinese side its clear and consistent position that Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India. In 2003, India and China agreed to each appoint a Special Representative to explore from the political perspective of the overall bilateral relationship the framework for a boundary settlement. There have been fourteen meetings of the Special Representatives so far, the last in November 2010. An “Agreement on the Political Parameters and Guiding Principles for the Settlement of the India-China Boundary Question” was signed between India and China on April 11, 2005.

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