India says talks with Pakistan will be limited to Kashmir

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh declared on Sunday that any future dialogue with Pakistan would be conditional solely on discussions about Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, which he described as an integral part of India under illegal occupation. He made the remarks while addressing the 27th Kargil Vijay Diwas commemorations at the Kargil War Memorial in Dras.

Singh pointed to Operation Sindoor, a military action launched in May 2025 in response to a terror attack in Pahalgam the previous April, as proof of India's capability. He asserted that India can and will respond to any provocation from Pakistan with a severity beyond its neighbor's imagination. He stated that Operation Sindoor delivered a clear message and a severe blow to the backers of terrorism, emphasizing that India no longer distinguishes between terrorists and the governments that nurture them.

The minister accused Pakistan of making terrorism a part of its state policy, alleging that its military shelters and works with terrorist organizations. He drew sharp contrasts between the two nations' trajectories 27 years after the Kargil War. While India focuses on innovation, chip design, a startup ecosystem, and space...