No use of dialogue with Pakistan till it shuns terrorism: BJP

26 Nov 2014 Evaluate

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said there is no use of having a meaningful dialogue with Pakistan until that country shuns terrorism. BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said that India has made its stand aptly and amply clear right from the very beginning. He further clarified that their intention is to have friendship with all their neighbors provided the neighbours believe in peaceful co-existence. New Delhi had taken an initiative by inviting Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and added that

Ironically, Pakistan does not understand the meaning of peace. Until and unless it shuns terrorism and understands the meaning of peace, there is no use of a meaningful dialogue. Prime Minister Modi will not be meeting his Pakistani counterpart on the sidelines of the ongoing 18th annual South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit in Kathmandu. Earlier on Sunday, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) official spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin had said that India is for 'cooperative and peaceful ties' with Pakistan.

Akbaruddin had said that Prime Minister Modi is keen 'to have meaningful dialogues with as many south Asian colleagues as possible'. The Indian Government had earlier in August cancelled the Foreign Secretary-level talks after Pakistan's High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit held talks with Kashmiri separatists ahead of the proposed meeting.

© 2026 The Alchemists Ark Pvt. Ltd. All rights reserved. MoneyWorks4Me ® is a registered trademark of The Alchemists Ark Pvt. Ltd.

×