NEW DELHI: Indian Minister of Foreign Affairs Susham Swaraj clarified on Monday in the Lok Sabha that it had not given any assurance to continue talks with Islamabad even if there is a terror attack.
It also rejected charges that there was any flip-flop on policy towards the neighbour.
To the demands by some members for assurance that the dialogue process will be “uninterruptible”, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said,
“It never works like that. We would like not to get provoked by the saboteurs, who want to stall the dialogue somehow, and will try to find a way forward through the dialogue. This will be our intent. But no assurance can be given.”
Clarifying her statement on her visit to Pakistan and resumption of the process of a “comprehensive bilateral dialogue”, Swaraj said foreign secretaries of the two countries will work out the modalities under the “new dialogue.
The foreign minister said the aim is to bridge the gulf with the neighbouring country for peace and stability in the region. At the same time, the minister admitted, “Nothing has changed on the ground. At Ufa, it was decided our National Security Advisers would meet. But they could not meet in September. We all know why. Because we said terror and talks do not go together.”
Pakistan insisted that Kashmir should be discussed at the meet.
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