“Decisions of such nature not made so far in advance”, Vikas Swarup on PM Modi's visit to Pak

Soon after Indian High Commissioner Gautam Bambawale said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is looking forward to visiting Pakistan for SAARC summit, the government on Tuesday reiterated that no decision has been taken so far in the regard. “Decisions of such nature not made so far in advance,” said MEA spokesperson Vikas Swarup.

“I can’t say about the future but as of today Prime Minister Modi is looking forward to visiting Islamabad for the Saarc summit in November,” a leading newspaper quoted Bambawale as saying at an interactive session of the Karachi Council on Foreign Relations.

His remarks have caused quite a stir given the fact that both the countries were engaged in a fierce verbal battle over terrorism and the situation in Kashmir. While India has accused Pakistan of supporting cross border terrorism, Pakistan, on its part, has been trying to internationalise Kashmir, alleging New Delhi of human rights violations.