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Indian FM Jaishankar says ‘no talks’ held on trade with Pakistan​

Nadir Guramani Published January 22, 2025 Updated about an hour ago

Indian Foreign Minister Dr S Jaishankar speaks to reporters at the Indian Embassy in Washington, US on January 22. — Screengrab via X (@DrSJaishankar)
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Indian Foreign Minister Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Wednesday said that there had been no talks on trade between his country and Pakistan, nor had there been any proposals to resume the flow of commerce.

Delhi’s top diplomat made the remarks while fielding questions from reporters at the Indian embassy in Washington, where he had travelled to attend the inauguration of US President Donald Trump on Monday.

In response to a question about trade with Pakistan, Jaishankar said: “After last year, there have been no talks with Pakistan about trade, nor has any initiative come forward from their side.”

He further said about the situation between the neighbours: “We never stopped trade. Any steps taken to stop trade with India were taken from their side in 2019. Our concern from the beginning was that they never granted us MFN (Most Favoured Nation) status, even though we granted it to them.”