Action against terror priority over dialogue: India on talks with Pakistan

March 02, 2016 11:36

For the first time since the Pathankot terror attack, India has said that action against terror takes priority over dialogue with Pakistan.

"In the aftermath of a terror attack, if you ask me what will you give priority to, the terror attack or a dialogue, I think the answer is obvious," Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar, whose talks with his Pakistani counterpart have been indefinitely put off, said.

Sources said that the fate of the talks will largely depend on the Pakistani investigation into the terror attack. A five-member Joint Investigation Team, formed by Islamabad last month, is expected to visit India later this month.

India has blamed Pakistani terrorists for the Pathankot attack, submitted evidence to prove that the six men who opened fire at the air base came from across the border, and demanded action against the terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed led by Masood Azhar, who plotted the assault.

Till that happens, New Delhi has indicated that it will not reschedule talks between the foreign secretaries of both countries that were derailed after the air base was targeted.

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