'No change in position': India on Trump's offer to mediate on Kashmir

NEW DELHI: Buoyed by his "mediation" of what he described as a ceasefire between India and Pakistan, President Donald Trump waded into the J&K issue as well, saying he would work with both sides to find a solution, an offer India dismissed offhand although not in an official statement. Official sources here stressed India's position on the Union Territory has not changed and, as it has repeatedly said in the recent past, the only thing left to be achieved is the return of POK that remains under Pakistan's illegal occupation.

The govt also ruled out any talks with Pakistan, in line with its long-held policy that talks and terror can't go together, following US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's statement that both countries had agreed to start talks on a broad set of issues at a neutral site. A top source also called upon Pakistan to hand over terrorists wanted in India. "What is it that we can talk to Pakistan about in the current circumstances? Hand over these terrorists to us and then we'll talk," he said. "As for J&K, our stance has not changed. We are not going to discuss it with Pakistan," he added.