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Added on : 2019-09-18 09:00:02

Stepping up the ante ahead of a likely high-decibel showdown with Pakistan at the United Nations next week, foreign minister S Jaishankar said India’s position on Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir was clear and it expects to have “physical jurisdiction” over the territory one day.


Jaishankar’s comments at a media interaction on Tuesday are the latest in a string of similar statements that suggest that the “status” of Jammu and Kashmir is now off the table in any discussion with Pakistan and what seemed to be political rhetoric is settling into a newer and more distinct diplomatic stance.
 

Stepping up the ante ahead of a likely high-decibel showdown with Pakistan at the United Nations next week, foreign minister S Jaishankar said India’s position on Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir was clear and it expects to have “physical jurisdiction” over the territory one day.


Jaishankar’s comments at a media interaction on Tuesday are the latest in a string of similar statements that suggest that the “status” of Jammu and Kashmir is now off the table in any discussion with Pakistan and what seemed to be political rhetoric is settling into a newer and more distinct diplomatic stance.
 

Editor & Publisher : Dr Dhimant Purohit

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