The Indian Foreign Minister ruled out discussing bilateral relations with his rival Pakistan, as he is scheduled to embark on his first trip to the country in a decade to participate in the leadership of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in 2024.
Subrahmanyam Jaishankar told reporters on Saturday that he hoped “the media would be very interested” in the possibility of speaking with his Pakistani counterpart at the two-day summit on relations between the two countries, which have remained frozen since then. Deadly armed attack Kaximera operated by India in 2019.
“But I want to say that it will be a multilateral event. I am not ready to discuss India-Pakistan relations,” he added.
“I want you to be a good member of the SCO, but since I am a polite and civilized person, I will behave accordingly.”
The Indian Foreign Ministry confirmed on the sixth day that Jaishankar will participate in the leadership during the period from October 15 to 16, which India chaired last year, but he will not meet any Pakistani leader on the sidelines.
Not at the beginning of this year, the Foreign Secretary said that India wanted to find a “solution to the issue of cross-border terrorism that has been going on for years”, adding that it could not be a “politics of good vision”. “.
Pakistan accused India of supporting armed rebels in Kaksimira, an accusation denied by Islamabad. Pakistan has insisted that it is hardly providing political and moral support to those it calls “freedom fighters” in Kaksimira.
Pakistan Lower the level of your diplomatic relations Com to India and suspension of bilateral trade after Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi Retirement to the limited autonomy granted to Casmira In August 2019, as part of its goal of incorporating the disputed region into India. India and Pakistan claim the entire Kaksimira region, but have governed only parts of it since independence from British colonial rule.
“Chance of bankruptcy or freezing”
Meanwhile, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, who heads the All Parties Hurriyat Conference, said on Saturday that India and Pakistan have a “real opportunity” at the SCO summit to “separate or freeze and engage constructively.”
“Despite the growing number of challenges, the determination to resolve conflicts peacefully remains stronger than ever. Gerações de caxemires foram has been consumed by uncertainty. We want a fair imprisonment,” said Farouk M. Su. The first postage stamp No.
Farouk has been under house arrest for most of the past five years, along with many other pro-freedom Kaximera leaders. The APHC faces a campaign to incorporate the region under the name of Pakistan, which has a Muslim majority, or to create an independent state outside the Himalayan region.
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization is a group of 10 countries, including India, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, created by Russia and China to deepen relations with Central Asian countries.
Michael Kugelman, director of the Washington-based Wilson Center's South Asia Institute, told Agence France-Presse that India's decision to participate in the meeting in Pakistan was “slightly driven by its commitment to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and a desire to advance or advance relations with Pakistan.”
In 2015, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a surprise visit to Pakistan, raising hopes that relations could improve.
Instead, it happened in 2019, after Modi withdrew his constitutional guarantees Caccimera Rebaixou is a district of a region administered by the federal government. Leaders will assert this because they deny democratic rights to elect their representatives.
It ended with the state assembly elections It did not start this week, but analysts said the new assembly would have little power, as the New Delhi-appointed lieutenant governor issues orders.
