In the backdrop of its unprovoked firing along the Line of Control (LoC) and working boundary, India said Tuesday that it was willing for a “serious dialogue” with Pakistan on all outstanding issues including Kashmir, however alleged that Islamabad was not interested in talks and was using “diversionary tactics” by complaining to the United Nations.
India also demanded that Pakistan must take immediate steps to restore peace and tranquillity along the international border and LoC in Jammu and Kashmir.
Reiterating the India’s stand that only Simla Agreement and Lahore Declaration provided the framework to resolve all the issues between India and Pakistan, Indian External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin said that there was no place for a third party intervention.
“The sending of a letter to the UN secretary general by Pakistan is a well-known tactic and it has not worked earlier as it will not work now. The road to a peaceful and cooperative relationship between India and Pakistan runs from Islamabad via Lahore to New Delhi. If you divert that road through New York or elsewhere, it will not serve any purpose and will be diversionary tactics,” he said.
