Rajnath says NSA talks will only be on terror

"Our agenda is one, whatever talks are held must be on terrorism," he said.

August 22, 2015 02:46 pm | Updated November 16, 2021 04:29 pm IST - Lucknow

Asserting that the agenda for the talks was set in Ufa, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said Pakistan must not deviate from it.

Asserting that the agenda for the talks was set in Ufa, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said Pakistan must not deviate from it.

Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said India “sticks to its stand” that dialogue must be held only on terrorism at the India-Pakistan NSA-level talks, which are under a cloud over the issue of Kashmiri separatists.

“The agenda decided at the talks, which took place between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pakistan Premier Nawaz Sharif in Ufa was acceptable to both the sides,” Mr. Singh told reporters in Lucknow.

“Our agenda is one, whatever talks are held must be on terrorism,” he said.

On Pakistan insisting on interacting with Hurriyat leaders, Mr. Singh said he wanted to make it clear that India was ready to talk, but its for the neighbour to decide whether it wanted to hold talks or not.

To a repeated question as to whether the talks could be called off, he said “It’s up to Pakistan to decide.”

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