| India snubs Pakistan, rejects invitation to PM Modi for SAARC summit | | | Agencies
India has rejected the 'invite' extended by Pakistan for the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit which is due to be held in Islamabad. Sources say that India is unlikely to change its stance on the issue and has said that it will not attend the summit in Pakistan.
Confirming the development, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj reiterated that terror and talks cannot go hand in hand. "For many years the Indian Government has been asking for this (Kartarpur) corridor, only now Pakistan responded positively. It doesn’t mean the bilateral dialogue will start because of this, terror and talks can’t go together," the Minister said.
In 2016, the SAARC summit was the summit was called off in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on an Army camp in Uri in Jammu and Kashmir on 18 September. After the attack, India had said it could not take part in the summit due to "prevailing circumstances". Nineteen Indian soldiers died in the attack. |
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