Politics

At Regional SCO Summit in Bishkek, No Meeting between PM Modi and Imran Khan

by Sourav
Jun 07, 2019 11:10

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Sources have said that last month there was no decision concurs in a meeting between the two leaders in Bishkek.

NEW DELHI: There has been no occurrence of meeting between the PM Modi and is counterpart Pakistan’s PM Imran Khan on the sidelines of the SCO meeting in Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek in a statement by the Foreign Ministry. The PM Modi will attend the summit on the 13th and 14th of June.

"To the best of my knowledge, no meeting is being arranged between Prime Minister Modi and Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on the sidelines of the SCO meet," Foreign Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said today.

In their last meeting sources said the two parties were not able to reach a mutual decision in Bishkek. If the meeting happens this month, India will refer the same red line of terror to Pakistan.

Over the last few years, India has denied any initiative talks citing to the cross-border terror activities saying these activities have to be stopped before any talks can begin.

However, talks have started to gain momentum between the parties after Imran Khan called PM Modi to congratulate him for his impressive victory in the Lok Sabha elections. The foreign ministry said PM Modi had called Imran Khan for appreciating his gesture and thanked him.

Since Uri attack in 2016, the relations of two nations have not been on the good terms then after the Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists killing 40 CRPF jawans in Jammu and Kashmir Pulwama on Feb 14. Soon, we witnessed India’s retaliation in the form of air-strikes on a Jaish camp in Pakistan Balakot on Feb 26. The Pakistan Air Force countered by targeting civilian and military installations in India capturing Indian Air Force pilot Abhinandan Varthaman.

Imran Khan in April was quoted that he saw a brighter chance at prosperity with India if Modi wins this term too.

He also said if this term was led by the Congress, it might be "too scared" to seek a settlement with Pakistan over Kashmir, fearing a backlash.