Daijiworld Media Network - New Delhi (SR)
New Delhi, Aug 20: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today had a telephonic conversation with his newly appointed US counterpart Mark Esper.
As reported in ANI, in an introductory call, Rajnath Singh congratulated Mark Esper on his appointment as the US Secretary of Defence. The duo had conversation on Article 370 and Kashmir. Singh raised issue of cross-border terrorism & appreciated US support for India’s effort to maintain peace and stability in region. He said issues relating to Article 370 are India's internal matter, aimed at improving economic development, democracy&prosperity for people of J&K.
Mark Esper appreciated India’s position that the recent developments in Jammu and Kashmir are an internal matter of India. He hoped that any issue between India and Pakistan will be resolved bilaterally. The conversation came a day after PM Modi talked with US President Donald Trump about regional security.
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Raj Kiran, Mangalore / Dubai
Tue, Aug 20 2019Pakistan is getting isolated and not getting support from any quarters other than a little support from China, which helped PAK have a closed door meeting with UN officials. Have to give credit to India's foreign policy and the external affairs team.
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Prakash, Mangalore
Tue, Aug 20 2019Looks like Modi's Kashmir move has humiliated Imran Khan on a personal level. Otherwise he was looking great even with Penny-full of begging bowl.
No country has any compulsions to help Pakistan over India in the current geopolitical and economic conditions. Modi's timing couldn't have been better.
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ad, mangaluru
Tue, Aug 20 2019Every BJP neta is running around to explain Art 370 to the world but these fools get the same reply "Internal matter, remove bilaterally." Nobody is endorsing what they did on Art 370.
Sure internal matter but under UN resolutions its external UN matter at least on resolutions which are active.
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Jossey Saldanha, Nashville
Tue, Aug 20 2019Do we cook our Biryani in Pakistan ...
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