Statement from the Government of India

The deliberations between the government of Pakistan and the government of India have broken down in absence of Pakistan’s cooperation in recent meetings. The government of India had offered to meet and discuss the destruction of an Indian aircraft and the terrorist attacks in Kashmir. Pakistan obviously does not consider the illegal, terrorist attack of its neighbor to be important to its operations. In the meeting Pakistan sent an unrelated minister, in nature and intention, to meet with the Minister of External Affairs, discrediting Indian attempts to reach a diplomatic solution to the crisis in Kashmir. India is very disappointed with the actions of the Pakistani government and condemns their lack of effort to discuss the issue with us.

Furthermore the government of India considers the inclusion of Kashmir essential, and the region is and will be an inseparable part of India.