India hit out at Pakistan foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto for raising the J&K issue in Germany, saying the Union territory had borne the brunt of a terrorist campaign for decades. India also reminded Germany
that all “serious and conscientious” members of the global community have the responsibility to call out cross-border terrorism.
While Bilawal spoke about alleged human rights violations in Jmmu & Kashmir, his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock had said after her meeting with him that Germany also had “role and responsibility” with regard to the situation in Kashmir and, it supported “intensively the engagement of the UN to find peaceful solutions in the region”. All serious and conscientious members of the global community have a role and responsibility to call out international terrorism, especially of a cross-border nature, said the Indian government in its response.
The Indian Union territory of Jammu & Kashmir has borne the brunt of such a terrorist campaign for decades. This continues till now. Foreign nationals have been victims there, as also in other parts of India,” said ministry of external affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi, adding the UN security council and the global anti-money laundering body FATF were still pursuing Pakistan-based terrorists involved in the horrific 26/11 Mumbai attacks.
When states do not recognise such dangers, either because of self-interest or indifference, they undermine the cause of peace, not promote it. They also do grave injustice to the victims of terrorism,” said the Indian official. This is not the first time Baerbock waded into what India believes is purely a bilateral issue. She had said during her visit to Islamabad in June this year that she supported resolution of the Kashmir issue in accordance with the UN resolutions.
She had said that a constructive approach and confidence-building measures between Pakistan and India were key to improvement of their bilateral ties and solution of the issue.