New Delhi: India has reiterated its agency stance in response to Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s repeated affords for dialogue with India on all points, together with terrorism. The Indian authorities made it clear that any talks can solely be held concerning the extradition of terrorists listed and handed over by India to Pakistan, and on the matter of Pakistan vacating the illegally occupied territories of Jammu and Kashmir.
Addressing an everyday press briefing, Ministry of Exterior Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal responded to questions on Sharif’s outreach throughout his international visits. He stated, “So far as our relationships with Pakistan are involved, our place is obvious. Any engagement have to be bilateral in nature. We wish to reiterate that terrorism and dialogue can not go hand in hand. Pakistan should hand over the infamous terrorists whose data and listing had been shared with them years in the past. Any dialog on Jammu and Kashmir will solely be about when Pakistan will vacate its unlawful occupation of Indian territory.”
On the problem of the Indus Waters Treaty, Jaiswal acknowledged categorically, “The treaty stays suspended till Pakistan credibly and fully ceases its assist for cross-border terrorism. As Prime Minister Narendra Modi has rightly stated—terror and talks can not go collectively, terror and commerce can not go collectively, and blood and water can not movement collectively.”
Responding to a query about experiences of Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists being publicly honored and celebrated in Pakistan—particularly within the aftermath of Operation Sindoor—and the presence of presidency leaders and armed forces officers at such gatherings, Jaiswal stated, “Glorifying terrorists, garlanding them, and offering them with public platforms is no surprise to us. This solely reaffirms the truth that terrorists in Pakistan take pleasure in patronage and assist from the federal government and the navy institution.”
India’s agency response underscores its constant coverage of zero tolerance towards terrorism and alerts that any significant engagement with Pakistan hinges totally on verifiable actions in opposition to terror outfits and their secure havens.