India’s message to Turkiye and China: ‘Relations are built on basis of sensitivities to each other’s concerns’
India on Thursday reiterated its position that there wouldn’t be a third party mediation on Kashmir issue and any dialogue with Pakistan would be bilateral.
In his weekly press briefing External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said the Indus Water Treaty would remain suspended until Pakistan abjured its support for cross-border terrorism.
“In my last briefing, I had addressed this issue. I have nothing to add. You are well aware of our position that any India-Pakistan engagement has to be bilateral. At the same time, I would like to remind you that talks and terror don’t go together,” he said.
Jaiswal said India is open to discussing the handing over of noted terrorists whose list was provided to Pakistan some years ago.
The MEA spokesperson further asserted that any discussion on Jammu and Kashmir would be only on the vacation of illegally occupied Indian territory by Pakistan.
“On the Indus Water Treaty, it will remain in abeyance until Pakistan credibly and irrevocably abjures its support for cross-border terrorism,” Jaiswal said, while underlining Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement that “water and blood cannot flow together”.
On Turkey and China
To the questions on Turkiye and China’s support to Pakistan during the military confrontation with India, Jaiswal said Ankara should urge Pakistan to stop cross-border terrorism.
“We expect Turkiye to strongly urge Pakistan to end its support to cross-border terrorism and take credible and verifiable actions against the terror ecosystem it has harboured for decades,” he said, adding that relations are built on the basis of sensitivities to each other’s concerns.
The spokesperson said National Security Advisor Ajit Doval had spoken to Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on May 10 and conveyed India’s stance against cross-border terrorism emanating from Pakistan.
“The Chinese side is aware that mutual trust, mutual respect and mutual sensitivity remain the basis of India-China relations”.
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