India's main opposition party Indian National Congress (INC) on Friday questioned Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's silence on China's comment over the latest unrest in the disputed Kashmir region, Indian newspaper Indian Express reported.

The opposition party added that "immaturity" in Modi's foreign policy led to China's direct interference in India's internal affair.

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"For the first time in India's post-independence history, China has commented on the conflict in Jammu and Kashmir. This is a direct interference in the domestic affairs of India and what is surprising is that Government of India has taken no note of it. This is very serious and this is the result of a lack of maturity in our foreign policy," INC spokesperson Kapil Sibal told reporters.

Sibal added that neither Modi nor India's foreign ministry has felt the need to respond to China's remark on Kashmir. The Indian government should have told China "they should not fish in troubled waters and that they have no locus standi to comment on the internal affairs of India," he said.

Sibal said that Modi had shown a complete lack of maturity in handling the situation, adding that his party will raise the issue in the upper house on Monday.

Earlier this week, China uncharacteristically raised concern over the latest violence in Indian occupied Kashmir. In the past, Beijing had shied away from commenting on the disputed Himalayan region, despite its proximity with Pakistan.

"We are equally concerned about the casualties in the clash, and hope that the relevant incident will be handled properly," Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang said on Monday.

China's comment on Kashmir coincided with reports in Chinese media that the Chinese and Pakistani army had conducted joint patrols at the China-Pakistan border, which passes through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

India has also been pursuing aggressive military action, with reports emerging earlier this week that India has deployed 100 tanks to the Ladhak region, which is connected to the India-China border.

Tension in Indian Occupied Kashmir Continues to Simmer          

The tension in Indian-administered Kashmir refuses to subside, with reports suggesting that the death toll has reached 45. The latest violence in the disputed Himalayan region started after popular pro-freedom fighter Burhan Wani was killed in an encounter by Indian armed forces.

The Indian army alleges that 21-year-old Burhan Wani was a commander of the terrorist organization Hizbul Mujahideen, which is allegedly funded and supported by Pakistan.

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