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India- Pakistan relations
Why is it in news?
- U.S. President Donald Trump offered to mediate the decades-long Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan, saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi had asked him to.
More in news
- What trump said?: U.S. President Donald Trump said that if he can help and can act as a mediator if both countries agree to it.
- Shift in stand: His statement signalled a shift in long-standing policy that the issue must be solved bilaterally.
- Pakistan stand: Mr. Khan welcomed Mr. Trump’s remarks and said if the U.S. agreed, prayers of more than a billion people will be with him.
- Helping hand:(1) It is far from the first time that Mr. Trump has offered to intervene in a seemingly intractable international dispute.(2) U.S. mediation, which has long been sought by Pakistan, is likely to be rejected outright by New Delhi.
- India’s long standing stand: India maintains that the Kashmir issue is a bilateral one and no third party has any role.
Source
The Hindu