Responding to Chidambaram’s keynote address and remarks at the India Today Conclave, Shahid Malik rejected the allegation of the involvement of so-called state actors from Pakistan in terror activities.
Pakistan High Commissioner pointed out that Pakistan has a number of issues with India in the context of terrorism, including the objectionable activities in Baluchistan.
The Indian Home Minister acknowledged that Kashmir is an issue which needs to be resolved, and suggested that it should be settled through bilateral talks.
Shahid Malik infomed the large audience that Pakistan had come to New Delhi with an open and positive frame of mind for the recent Foreign Secretaries meeting and would like to see meaningful and result oriented discussion in the framework of the Composite Dialogue.
Earlier speaking at the Conclave, the Indian Minister made it clear that “war is not an option” so the two countries, both nuclear powers, “must talk when we can” and, at other times, “we have to be vigilant”.
“We cannot change our neighbour”, he said adding Pakistan has been a “very difficult neighbour from 1947”.
The Minister indicated that there may be another around of talks between Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao and her Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir.
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