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The report additionally mentioned India wishes regular neighbourly relations with Pakistan and New Delhi’s constant place has been that points, if any, ought to be resolved bilaterally and peacefully. (File picture: AFP)
In its annual report for 2022, the MEA additionally mentioned that Pakistan continues to interact in “hostile and fabricated propaganda” to vilify India and to divert consideration from its home political and financial failures
There isn’t any let-up in Pakistan-sponsored cross-border terrorism and Islamabad is but to present sincerity in delivering justice to the households of the victims of the 26/11 Mumbai terror assaults, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) mentioned in a report on Monday.
In its annual report for 2022, the MEA additionally mentioned that Pakistan continues to interact in “hostile and fabricated propaganda” to vilify India and to divert attention from its domestic political and economic failures.
It said India desires normal neighbourly relations with Pakistan and New Delhi’s consistent position has been that issues, if any, should be resolved bilaterally and peacefully, in an atmosphere free of terror and violence. At the same time, it said the onus is on Pakistan to create such a conducive environment.
“Pakistan continues to engage in hostile and fabricated propaganda to vilify India, and to divert attention from its domestic political and economic failures,” it mentioned.
“India has utterly and unequivocally rejected all actions and statements by Pakistan on issues that are utterly inside to India,” the MEA said.
It said there is a greater understanding among countries that Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India and that the matters related to it are internal to the country.
“Despite India’s persistent urging that Pakistan respect its January 2004 commitment of not allowing its soil or territory under its control to be used for terrorism against India, there was no let-up in cross-border terrorism, infiltration and illegal smuggling of arms into India across the Line of Control (LoC) and International Boundary,” the MEA mentioned.
“Pakistan is but to present sincerity in delivering justice to the households of the 26/11 Mumbai terror assaults,” it said.
The MEA noted that India has consistently stressed the need for Pakistan to take “credible, irreversible and verifiable” motion to finish cross-border terrorism.
“India constantly raises the problem of Pakistan’s continued help to cross-border terrorism and terrorist infiltration in bilateral, regional and multilateral fora. In such outreach, credible inputs relating to the Pakistani origins of the captured terrorists are additionally shared,” it said.
The MEA said India desires normal neighbourly ties with Pakistan. “India desires normal neighbourly relations with Pakistan. India’s consistent position is that issues, if any, between India and Pakistan should be resolved bilaterally and peacefully, in an atmosphere free of terror and violence.
“The onus is on Pakistan to create such a conducive environment,” it mentioned.
“However, Pakistan continues to sponsor cross-border terrorism in opposition to India; prohibit regular commerce, connectivity, and people-to-people exchanges,” the MEA mentioned.
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