India refuses to attend Saarc conference in Pakistan
The Indian Express said the Pakistan government had needled India on Kashmir by nominating parliamentarians as special envoys to world capitals to highlight the problem.
In a news report, The Times of India said Pakistan has sent the special envoys even as “India continues to ramp up pressure on Islamabad over its incitement of violence and unrest in Kashmir”.
New Delhi rules out bilateral meetings with Pakistani officials on sidelines of Saarc
Under the headline “Pakistan provokes India”, a visibly frustrated The First Post wrote “the move can be seen as provocation from Pakistan’s side, which has been in a constant tussle with the Indian political leadership over the Kashmir issue recently”.
India rules out talks on Pakistan’s terms
India Today said Islamabad’s decision was “yet another attempt to meddle in India’s internal affairs”.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 28th, 2016.
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