"Sometimes we are viewed through the lens of Afghanistan, and since United States is not making progress in Afghanistan, that could actually be up against failure. And since Pakistan is not on good terms with India, therefore, Pakistan perhaps is not worth to maintain relationships," the Pakistan envoy said. "We always maintained that for that to have, both countries should stay engaged in a dialogue. But at this point in time, Indian leadership feels that they are not ready for a dialogue with Pakistan," he said.Their view is that Pakistan needs to take action against certain anti-India militants that they think live in Pakistan and as if Pakistan is supporting terrorism, the envoy said. "What would actually happen is exactly the opposite, that both Pakistan and India should stay engaged and work together to reduce this phase of militants both in Pakistan and in India.

Source: Economic Times January 25, 2018 08:37 UTC