China's New 'Land Border Law' Could Have Implications For Bilateral Agreements: MEA

The ministry of external affairs (MEA) on Wednesday aforementioned China’s new legislation, titled ‘Land Boundary Law’ will have an implication on existing bilateral agreements on border management. Also, the boundary question is of concern to India because the same remained unresolved between the 2 nations, MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said in an exceedingly statement.

"This unilateral move will have no impact on the agreements the two sides have already reached before, whether on the border issue or the maintenance of peace and tranquility along the LAC in the border areas between India and China, ”he said. in the statement, adding that India expected China to avoid taking action under the pretext of the new law that could unilaterally change the situation in border areas.

Regarding the border issue which, according to the MEA, remains unresolved, the MEA said: “The two sides have agreed to seek a fair, reasonable and mutually acceptable resolution of the border issue through consultations on an equal footing. We have also entered into several agreements, protocols and bilateral agreements. maintain peace and quiet along the LAC ... pending "" The passage of this new law does not, in our opinion, confer any legitimacy on the so-called Sino-Pakistani "Border Agreement" of 1963, which the government of India has always advocated for an illegal and invalid agreement, ”Bagchi said in the statement. According to the statement, the new law states, among other things, that China has complied with treaties jointly concluded or joined by countries on land border matters. It also contains provisions for to carry out reorganisation of districts in border areas.

According to the statement, the new law stated, among other things, that China has complied with treaties concluded or to which the countries jointly acceded on land border matters. It also contains provisions for reorganizing neighborhoods in border areas.