China-Pak boundary commission: A technical body with larger strategic message (IANS Analysis)

IANS | September 23, 2026 11:27 PM

New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) The activation of the China–Pakistan Boundary Joint Commission may look like routine diplomacy. But behind its language of surveys, trade and border markers lies a larger dispute over who has the right to manage territory connected to Kashmir. China and Pakistan call the commission practical; India sees it as an attempt to make a disputed arrangement appear permanent.