Masood Azhar Masood AzharHitting out at China for demanding “solid evidence” for getting JeM chief Masood Azhar banned by the UN, India on Thursday said the extent of his actions were “well-documented” and the “burden of proof” was not on it. On the Chinese Foreign Ministry calling for “solid evidence” to get Azhar banned, Jaishankar said, “in the case of Azhar, Jaish itself is proscribed under 1267. It is not that the burden of proof is on India to convince. “On the NSG issue, (the) Chinese side underlined that they are open to India’s application for membership. Besides holding talks with China’s top diplomat Yang Jiechi yesterday, Jaishankar met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi this morning before co-chairing the strategic dialogue with Executive Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui.

Source: Indian Express February 22, 2017 12:58 UTC