India on Thursday slammed Pakistan for border tensions with Afghanistan, calling it “unacceptable” and reprimanding Pakistan for practising cross-border terrorism with impunity.
Addressing a media briefing, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal reaffirmed India’s full support for Afghanistan’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, and independence.
“I reiterate what I had said in my last briefing — Pakistan is infuriated with Afghanistan exercising sovereignty over its own territories. Pakistan seems to think that it has the right to practice cross-border terrorism with impunity. Its neighbours find it unacceptable. India remains fully committed to the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and independence of Afghanistan,” Jaiswal said.
The MEA’s remarks come amid escalating tensions between Kabul and Islamabad after Pakistani forces reportedly carried out cross-border operations inside Afghanistan.
A fresh round of talks between the two countries, held in Turkey earlier this week, failed to produce any breakthrough.
— IANS