Entire neighbourhood, minus one is collaborating well: EAM S Jaishankar targets Pakistan
New Delhi: In an indirect reference to Pakistan, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said the entire south Asian neighburhood, minus one, has been a fairly good story for regional cooperation.
Jaishankar also discussed the Modi government's effort to build up its regional partnerships - and connectivity -since coming to power five years ago, including with China.
"The entire neighbourhood, minus one is collaborating well," the Minister was quoted as saying by World Economic Forum website.
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"I would hope that the minus one someday comes around," he added.
On the contested issue of the disputed Kashmir region, Minister Jaishankar said after recent meetings in the US he felt confident more people were coming around to India's position.
The Narendra Modi government on Aug 5 scrapped Articles 370 and 35A and bifturcated Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories, Jammu and Kashmir (with an assembly) and Ladakh (without an assembly).
The abrogation of Article 370 has offended Pakistan which has repeatedly tried to internationalise the issue though India maintained Kashmir is its internal matter.
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