Pakistan. “India and Pakistan
were together before 1947
and I’m confident that we can
discuss our problems and
solve them together,” PM
Modi said, adding the two
nations should come together
to combat poverty and for the
well being of the people. engagement into mediation.
There is a fundamental
distinction between
engagement and mediation
and the latter is what Pakistan
has always failed to achieve,”
Vivek Katju, former secretary,
the Ministry of External
Affairs, said.
“When I called Prime Minister
Khan after the elections, I told
him that Pakistan has to fight
against poverty, India has to
also fight against it. Pakistan
has to fight against illiteracy
and disease, and India has to
also fight against them...I told
him we should work together
for the welfare of our people,”
Modi said. In reference to Pakistan
bringing to focus the issue of
Kashmir on the international
forums, experts say that
the country would never
be successful in doing so.
According to experts, while
the Trump Administration is
transactional, and it needs
Pakistan, it also needs India
on the economic and strategic
sphere. “There is never going
to be mediation in Kashmir
whether Trump says it or not.
That is the reality...” Christine
Fair, Strategic Affairs Expert,
said.
Donald Trump said he has a
very good relationship with
“both the gentlemen (Modi
and Khan)”. “I think they
can do it (resolve the issue)
themselves,” said Trump.
Saying India’s decision on
Kashmir a “historic blunder”,
Pakistan’s Prime Minister
Imran Khan said “if there is
a war, then the world should
remember that both India and
Pakistan are nuclear powers.
And in case of war, no one
will win, but the world will be
responsible as the effects of
war will be felt by everyone”.
Apart from serious talks, the
two leaders also shared a
laugh while addressing media
during the meeting. While
Trump obviously addressed
media in English, Prime
Minister Modi addressed in
Hindi which was translated
into English for the gathering.
During the address, PM Modi
in between said in Hindi,
“Mujhe lagta hai hum dono
ko baat karne dijiye, hum
dono baat karte rahenge.
Jab zarurat padegi hum apko
zaroor jaankari pohchaenge [I
think you should let the two of
us talk, we will keep talking.
When the need arises, we
will apprise of you what
transpired].”
Donald Trump responded
saying: “He actually speaks
very good English, he just
doesn’t want to talk right
now!”
Trump’s comment sent both
Trump and PM Modi into
laughter as well as people
there bursting out in a laugh.
While India has said nuclear
war cry is Pakistan’s
“standard” plan of action. “It
is standard Paksitani tactic.
What the Pakistanis have
failed to do is translate this
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