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02 Jun 2026, 22:35 GMT+10
New Delhi has said it rejects "unwarranted references" on internal matters
India has slammed the European Union (EU) for a joint statement it issued with Pakistan that mentioned Jammu and Kashmir, a deeply sensitive issue for New Delhi.
The document issued by the EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas and Pakistani Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Monday equated Jammu and Kashmir with the Ukraine conflict. It expressed support for the "peaceful resolution of conflicts through dialogue and diplomacy, in accordance with the principles of the UN Charter."
Kallas was in Islamabad for the eighth round of strategic dialogue between the country and the EU.
On Tuesday, the Indian Foreign Ministry said New Delhi categorically rejected "unwarranted references" to its internal affairs.
"The Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh are integral and inalienable parts of India. Those who have no locus standi in such matters should refrain from making any comments on them," Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said.
India has repeatedly emphasized that Jammu and Kashmir is an internal matter and vehemently opposed any third-party involvement or mediation in its dispute with Pakistan.
Nuclear-armed India and Pakistan have fought three major wars over Kashmir, and India struck Pakistan last year following a terrorist attack in Pahalgam.
In January, India raised its concerns to Polish Deputy Prime Minister Radoslaw Sikorski about his visit to Pakistan in October last year. Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar said New Delhi expects its partners to not help "fuel terrorism" in its neighborhood.
Sikorski's visit irked New Delhi as it came a few months after the India-Pakistan conflict in May 2025. Citing the EU's sanctions on India's trade and oil imports from Russia, Jaishankar said that "selective targeting of India is unfair and unjustified."
India and the EU finalized a trade deal in New Delhi in January, with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen describing it as "the mother of all deals."
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