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‘No Change In Policy, J&K A Bilateral Matter; Pakistan Must Vacate Occupied Kashmir’ News24 –

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The Ministry of External Affairs of Tuesday said that any issues pertaining to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir must be addressed by India and Pakistan bilaterally.

MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, ” We have a long-standing national position that any issues pertaining to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir have to be addressed by India and Pakistan bilaterally. That stated policy has not changed. The outstanding matter is the vacation of illegally occupied Indian territory by Pakistan.”

On the latest statement made by the Pakistan Foreign Office, MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, “We have seen the statement made by the Pakistani side. That a nation which has nurtured terrorism on an industrial scale should think that it can escape the consequences is fooling itself. The terrorist infrastructure sites that India destroyed were responsible not only for the deaths of Indians but of many other innocents around the world. There is now a new normal. The sooner Pakistan gets it, the better it is.”

When asked on US President Donald Trump and trade, the MEA Spokesperson said, “From the time Operation Sindoor commenced on 7th May till the understanding on cessation of firing and military action on 10th May, there were conversations between Indian and US leaders on the evolving military situation. The issue of trade did not come up in any of these discussions.”

“After the CCS (Cabinet Committee on Security) decision, the Indus Water Treaty has been put in abeyance. I would also like to take you back a little. The IWT was concluded in the spirit of goodwill and friendship as specified in the preamble of the treaty. However, Pakistan has held these principles in abeyance by its promotion of cross-border terrorism for several decades now. Now as per the CCS decision, India will keep the treaty in abeyance until Pakistan credibly and irrevocably abjures its support for cross-border terrorism. Please note, that climate change, demographic shifts and technological changes have created new realities on ground as well,” Jaiswal further added.




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