India is now planning to hold some events related to the G20 summit in 2023 in Ladakh too although China and Pakistan already opposed its plan to hold some meetings linked to the conclave in Jammu and Kashmir.
Indian and Chinese troops have been involved in a border standoff in eastern Ladakh since May 2020, and the governmentâs proposal to hold the meetings in the Union Territory is likely to be seen as a snub to China. Pakistan and China are also likely to oppose Indiaâs plan to hold some events in Ladakh. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Wang have reached Bali in Indonesia to participate in the G-20 foreign ministersâ meeting on July 7 and 8.
Indiaâs proposal to hold the preparatory meetings of the international grouping in 2023 in J&K had invited sharp reactions from Pakistan, which said that it hoped that members of the grouping would be fully cognizant of the imperatives of law and justice and oppose the proposal outright. China later voiced its opposition to the Indian governmentâs move, saying ârelevant parties should avoid complicating the situation with the unilateral moveâ.
A spokesperson of the Chinese Governmentâs Ministry of Foreign Affairs told journalists in Beijing that the dispute between India and Pakistan over Jammu and Kashmir should be resolved according to the United Nations charter and no side should take unilateral moves that might complicate the situation.
The G-20 brings together the worldâs major economies. This will be the first major international meet to be held in the former state since August 2019, when J&K was stripped of its special status (Article 370 and 35A) and divided into the Union Territories of J&K and Ladakh.
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