(Video) Rajya Sabha TV (RSTV) The Big Picture: Gilgit-Baltistan an Integral Part of India

Topic: Gilgit-Baltistan an Integral Part of India

Guest:

Vivek Katju, (Former Ambassador)
Dr. Sreeram Chaulia, (Foreign Affairs Expert)
Arvind Gupta, (Director, Vivekananda International Foundation)

Topic Description:

India on Sunday slammed Pakistan for its attempt to accord provincial status to "so-called Gilgit-Baltistan”, saying it is intended to camouflage the "illegal" occupation of the region by Islamabad. Spokesperson in the Ministry of External Affairs Anurag Srivastava said India "firmly rejects" the attempt by Pakistan to bring material changes to a part of Indian territory which is under Islamabad's "illegal and forcible occupation" and asked the neighbouring country to immediately vacate such areas. Srivastava's response came following a media query about Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's comments in Gilgit on Sunday about his government’s decision to accord “provisional provincial status” to the Gilgit-Baltistan region.