Poonch, Jammu:
As India and Pakistan exchanged fire along the Line of Control at Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday after the 25th ceasefire violation by Pakistan this month, Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid said he "agreed with the BJP, talks and terror don't go together".
Mr Khurshid's words came days after the BJP attacked the government for what it called a weak response to the killing of five Indian soldiers by Pakistanis in Poonch on August 6, and demanded that all dialogue with Islamabad be suspended.
Top Indian sources said no diplomatic channel was open with Pakistan for now, reinforcing Defence Minister AK Antony's strong words in Parliament that Pakistan's actions would have consequences on ties.
New Delhi is also yet to decide on the possibility of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meeting Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in New York, on the sidelines of a UN meet next month.
Pakistani troops had also attacked posts at Hamirpur and Mendhar along the LOC on Monday night, not long after the Pakistani prime minister called for talks saying, "Kashmir is Pakistan's jugular vein."
The Indian army retaliated strongly in both areas.
Since January, Pakistan has violated the decade-old ceasefire agreement over 80 times.
Top Indian sources believe these relentless attacks are the Pakistan army's way of showing their newly-elected prime minister who's the boss, especially before General Ashfaq Kayani's retirement in November. Indian officials say the outgoing Pak army chief wants his own man to succeed him in the post.
Indian officials also assess that Nawaz Sharif doesn't have the will or the capacity to take on the Pakistan army right now.
Mr Khurshid's words came days after the BJP attacked the government for what it called a weak response to the killing of five Indian soldiers by Pakistanis in Poonch on August 6, and demanded that all dialogue with Islamabad be suspended.
Top Indian sources said no diplomatic channel was open with Pakistan for now, reinforcing Defence Minister AK Antony's strong words in Parliament that Pakistan's actions would have consequences on ties.
New Delhi is also yet to decide on the possibility of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meeting Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in New York, on the sidelines of a UN meet next month.
Pakistani troops had also attacked posts at Hamirpur and Mendhar along the LOC on Monday night, not long after the Pakistani prime minister called for talks saying, "Kashmir is Pakistan's jugular vein."
The Indian army retaliated strongly in both areas.
Since January, Pakistan has violated the decade-old ceasefire agreement over 80 times.
Top Indian sources believe these relentless attacks are the Pakistan army's way of showing their newly-elected prime minister who's the boss, especially before General Ashfaq Kayani's retirement in November. Indian officials say the outgoing Pak army chief wants his own man to succeed him in the post.
Indian officials also assess that Nawaz Sharif doesn't have the will or the capacity to take on the Pakistan army right now.
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