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NSA level talks called off by Pakistan.
Pakistan late on Saturday evening said that National Security Adviser Sartaj Aziz cannot come to India if he is not allowed to hold talks with Hurriyat leaders. It also objected to India’s stand of not including Kashmir on the agenda of the talks.
Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday evening had offered Pakistan till Saturday midnight to offer twin assurances -- no third party will be involved in the talks and only terror will be on the agenda -- without which crucial talks scheduled for Sunday in Delhi will not be held.
"There will be no talks," Swaraj declared when asked what would happen if Pakistan did not accept the position outlined by her on separatists and Kashmir.
Swaraj repeatedly emphasised that she was not laying down any pre-condition for the talks between Aziz and his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval scheduled for Monday.
Referring to the "well-known forces" in Pakistan who are against talks, Swaraj said while Indian political leadership can handle pressure the Pakistani leadership cannot take it.
In Ufa the prime ministers of India and Pakistan agreed that the two sides will hold three meetings; NSAs on terror, border forces on maintaining peace on peace and DGMOs on ceasefire violations.
However, Sharif faced severe criticism back in Pakistan and they prepared the ground for not going ahead with the three meetings.
NSA level talks called off by Pakistan.
Pakistan late on Saturday evening said that National Security Adviser Sartaj Aziz cannot come to India if he is not allowed to hold talks with Hurriyat leaders. It also objected to India’s stand of not including Kashmir on the agenda of the talks.
Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday evening had offered Pakistan till Saturday midnight to offer twin assurances -- no third party will be involved in the talks and only terror will be on the agenda -- without which crucial talks scheduled for Sunday in Delhi will not be held.
"There will be no talks," Swaraj declared when asked what would happen if Pakistan did not accept the position outlined by her on separatists and Kashmir.
Swaraj repeatedly emphasised that she was not laying down any pre-condition for the talks between Aziz and his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval scheduled for Monday.
Referring to the "well-known forces" in Pakistan who are against talks, Swaraj said while Indian political leadership can handle pressure the Pakistani leadership cannot take it.
In Ufa the prime ministers of India and Pakistan agreed that the two sides will hold three meetings; NSAs on terror, border forces on maintaining peace on peace and DGMOs on ceasefire violations.
However, Sharif faced severe criticism back in Pakistan and they prepared the ground for not going ahead with the three meetings.