New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs of India, said that Pakistan is trying to link the case of Kulbhushan Jadhav with another case.
“In routine consular practice, Shahnawaz Noon was selected by our High Commission to appear in the case for release and repatriation of an Indian prisoner, Mohammad Ismail,” Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said.
“It appears that Noon made a statement under pressure from the Pakistani establishment for which he has no authority. It was told in the afternoon that they have no right to represent the Government of India or Kulbhushan Jadhav.”
“However, during the proceedings of the case regarding Ismail, Pakistan Attorney General raised the matter pertaining to Jadhav though the two cases are not connected in any way, and Noon is reported to have made those statements about our Charge d’Affaires (Cd’A) which are not true, and they are in contravention of our stand in this case,” he added.
At the same time, in the Brahmaputra case, the Ministry of External Affairs of India, said that we have urged them (China) to ensure that activities in the upstream areas do not harm the interest of the downstream states. The Chinese side informed us on several occasions that they are only operating river hydropower projects, which does not include diversion of Brahmaputra water.