The Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson on Tuesday said all issues between India and Pakistan will be discussed bilaterally. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal was responding to a question on US President Donald Trump’s proposal for the US mediate between India and Pakistan.
To a question about Donald Trump/USA claiming to have mediated between India and USA, the MEA spox @MEAIndia reiterates that India and Pakistan will only discus outstanding issues bilaterally.
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Regarding question of trade being used as a leverage to get India to the negotiation tables, Mr Jaiswal revealed that no issues of trade was discussed between India and the United States since the beginning of Operation Sindoor.