PM Modi reaffirms commitment to jointly fight against terror
PM Modi will be holding a series of bilateral talks with leaders of the South Asian region on the sidelines of the SAARC summit in Nepal. Sharif is the only leader missing from Modi’s schedule.
The Indian PM also tweeted on the sixth anniversary of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks saying: “Today is a day to reaffirm our commitment to work together to combat the menace of terror & uproot it from the face of humankind.”
PM Modi is expected to raise the issue of jointly fighting terror in the region during the ongoing South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit - a group that comprises Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan.
Indian foreign ministry spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin, however, said: “We have been shouting from rooftops that we are ready for meaningful dialogue but the emphasis is on meaningful, meaningful dialogue has a meaning in diplomacy. In Pakistan, they know it very clearly, what we mean by meaningful dialogue.”
In August this year, India had called off talks with Pakistan over its envoy’s meetings with Kashmiri separatists, just three months after PM Modi invited Sharif to his swearing-in ceremony in Delhi.
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