No business as usual with Pakistan: Indian PM

"It cannot be business as usual" with Pakistan, he told reporters on the sidelines of an army function.


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Manmohan Singh says what has happened across the LoC is unacceptable. PHOTO: AFP/ FILE

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh warned Tuesday that there "cannot be business as usual" with neighbouring Pakistan after last week's deadly flare-up along the border in disputed Kashmir.

"It cannot be business as usual" with Pakistan, he told reporters on the sidelines of an army function. "What has happened is unacceptable," he added in reference to the killing of two Indian soldiers, one of whom was beheaded.

Tensions between India and Pakistan were heightened last week by a series of cross-border exchanges in disputed Kashmir in which four soldiers were killed. India says that one of its soldiers was beheaded.

Firing and small skirmishes are common along the 740km LoC despite a ceasefire that was agreed in 2003. The Indian army says eight of its soldiers were killed in 2012, in 75 incidents of ceasefire violations.

COMMENTS (68)

Gratgy | 11 years ago | Reply

And no, India has not accepted Pakistan. If it had it would not have struggled to try and prevents Pakistan’s independence and would not have invaded Kashmir or East Pakistan

Ahh typical Pakistani textbook idiocy!

Pakistan got its Independence one day earlier than India, Independant india did not even exist when Pakistan was formed

Kashmir was an independant state before non state actors able supported by Pakistani army tried to invade it. The Maharaja asked for help which was given on the condition that kashmir joined India.

All wars and invasions were started by the Pakistani army including the 1971 war. Read independent sources and by Independent sources, I do not mean Pakistani textbooks.

DalLover | 11 years ago | Reply

The war is coming and many people will die. Be careful what you're saying because the blood would be on you too for what you are saying now! Work for peace and talk of peace!

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