The Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs, chaired by Member of Parliament Shashi Tharoor, has begun a four-day study visit to Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh to review strategic border security and foreign policy issues.
The akashwani correspondent reports that the committee will visit Jammu, Srinagar, Kargil and Leh till the 25th of this month to gain first-hand insights into border management and the security situation in frontier areas.
The panel is examining recent developments in India’s bilateral relations, the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty, and threats posed by cross-border terrorism along the Line of Control and the International Border. It is also focusing on India-China relations and the situation along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh.
Committee members are holding discussions with senior civil and military officials, besides interacting with local residents in forward areas. Earlier, the Ministry of External Affairs and Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri briefed the panel in New Delhi on Sino-Indian relations and India’s position on Pakistan.