NEW DELHI:
Congress today hit out at the Government, suggesting that it had mishandled the issue of NSA talks and lost yet another opportunity to expose Pakistan by providing it an “escape route”.
Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad criticized the Government for not finalizing the agenda for the NSA talks much ahead of the date of the meeting, saying it provided Pakistan an excuse to wriggle out.
It was yet another opportunity lost to expose Pakistan’s support in fomenting trouble in Jammu and Kashmir, he told reporters here after a tour of his home State.
“We sent a letter, they (Pakistan) sent a letter. We proposed a date, they delayed their reply. Diplomacy is not done like this,” the Congress leader said.
“Sending agenda and thinking it was agreed is a stupid idea. There is a difference between sending and agreeing upon. India should have used back channel diplomacy or sent an officer to Pakistan or discussed the agenda with Pakistan High Commission here,” he said.
He was responding to a statement made by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj who had said that India had proposed dates for the talks and agenda was sent by Pakistan very late. (AGENCIES)
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