Why is India not holding talks with Pakistan when it is talking to China: Mehbooba Mufti

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Former chief minister of Indian occupied Kashmir (IoK) Mehbooba Mufti questioned why India was unwilling to hold talks with Pakistan when it was talking to China despite Beijing taking “India’s lands”.

“There should be a dialogue between the two countries [India and Pakistan]. If we are talking to China, which has taken our land, why not with Pakistan? Is it about being a Muslim country because everything is communal now,” questioned the Kashmiri leader while talking about local elections in the occupied region.

Speaking to reporters in Srinagar, Mufti also slammed the ruling Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) for its actions in the country, saying that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was trying to build an environment where these is “no place for democracy”.

“There is no place for real democracy in BJP’s India,” reported Scroll.in citing the Hindustan Times.

“They want to create their own ecosystem. They have their own puppets and B-teams whom they want to install here [occupied Kashmir] and that is why they are making so many efforts for DDC elections,” observed Mufti while speaking to an Indian journalist regarding the first phase of District Development Council elections that were held on Sunday.

Reinstate Article 370

The Kashmiri leader also demanded that Article 370 of the Indian Constitution, which grants special status to occupied Kashmir, should be reinstated.

Mufti warned India that the “Kashmir problem” will continue if Article 370 is not reinstated.

“Ministers will come and go. Simply conducting elections is no solution to the problem,” said Mufti.

Source Geo

[The Viper]

Not hard to understand. The hatred between Pakistan and India is deeply rooted.

[BreadPakoda]

Not hard to understand. The hatred between Pakistan and India is deeply rooted.

Also can't treat countries like China the way they treat each other.

[Colorblind Genius]

I think the Modi govt is jealous because our “tea is fantastic.”

[Cpt. Rishwat]

I think the Modi govt is jealous because our “tea is fantastic.”

Maybe they read your post in the how Pakistan is seen in the rest of the world and agreed that finding an honest Pakistani is like finding a needle in a haystack so can't really blame them for not trusting Pakistan. Would you want to hold talks with a nation of thieves, liars, paedophiles, etc?

[Colorblind Genius]

Maybe they read your post in the how Pakistan is seen in the rest of the world and agreed that finding an honest Pakistani is like finding a needle in a haystack so can't really blame them for not trusting Pakistan. Would you want to hold talks with a nation of thieves, liars, paedophiles, etc?

Problem is, India does have an edge on a couple of other avenues, but the ills of society that I mentioned, especially corruption and injustice are almost equally rampant in India. So that doesn’t give them an edge or a higher ground of morality. So no, your logic doesn’t apply here.
India Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh. etc are about in the same breadth when it comes classification of corruption in a third world country.

[PakPremi]

Problem is, India does have an edge on a couple of other avenues, but the ills of society that I mentioned, especially corruption and injustice are almost equally rampant in India. So that doesn’t give them an edge or a higher ground of morality. So no, your logic doesn’t apply here.
India Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh. etc are about in the same breadth when it comes classification of corruption in a third world country.

What about Sri Lanka - there have been many corruption allegations and also civil wars there not so long ago.

[Colorblind Genius]

What about Sri Lanka - there have been many corruption allegations and also civil wars there not so long ago.

Sri Lanka still ranks at 91 on scale of corruption. The problem seems to be is in the desi DNA.

Or if you look at the golden words that Imran Khan once said.

"What makes a third world country, a third world country?
Corruption!"

[Giannis]

China is a world power and way stronger than India, India knows they would be blown out the water in a conflict so have no other choice but to negotiate.

[cricketjoshila]

China is a world power and way stronger than India, India knows they would be blown out the water in a conflict so have no other choice but to negotiate.

If India was so weak, China wont be negotiating.