In a further hardening of relations with Pakistan, defence minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday cited Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) as the single issue on which any dialogue could be held with the neighbouring country. “Now, if talks are held, they will only be held on the issue of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. There will be no talks on any other issue,” he said at an election rally here.
Singh said there have been suggestions that India and Pakistan should talk but the latter will have to meet the precondition of stopping support to terrorism before coming to the dialogue table. “What do they have to talk about? What is the topic? Why should there be talks? There will be a dialogue with Pakistan only after it ends support for terrorism. If Pakistan doesn’t do this, there is no reason for holding the talks.”
 

In a further hardening of relations with Pakistan, defence minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday cited Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) as the single issue on which any dialogue could be held with the neighbouring country. “Now, if talks are held, they will only be held on the issue of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. There will be no talks on any other issue,” he said at an election rally here.
Singh said there have been suggestions that India and Pakistan should talk but the latter will have to meet the precondition of stopping support to terrorism before coming to the dialogue table. “What do they have to talk about? What is the topic? Why should there be talks? There will be a dialogue with Pakistan only after it ends support for terrorism. If Pakistan doesn’t do this, there is no reason for holding the talks.”