Aware that terrorism and talks cannot go together: US on Indo-Pak relationship

The US is aware of India’s position that talks and terrorism cannot go together and has asked Pakistan to crackdown on terror groups like the LeT and the JeM that are responsible for attacks inside India, a senior White House official has said.

The top official also encouraged the two South Asian neighbours to engage in talks to reduce tensions.

“The US is very aware of India’s position (that talks and terror cannot go together) and we have called on Pakistan to crackdown on organisations like Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Jaish-e -Mohammed (JeM) and others,” the official said, on condition of anonymity.

“We have called Pakistan to take actions against people involved in the Mumbai attack, the Pathankot attack and other attacks. So, US is very clear about its position,” the senior administration official told reporters during a conference call.

The official made the remarks while responding to a question on India’s stand that talks and terror cannot go together in the context of the Trump administration’s South Asia policy that seeks a direct dialogue between India and Pakistan to reduce tensions

Pakistan needs to crackdown on terror groups, the official said.

The official also referred to the India-US joint statement issued after the White House meeting between …read more