Dialogue with Pak can start the day it stops terror: Swaraj

Sushma Swaraj thanks Pakistani establishment, judiciary for helping Uzma
Sushma Swaraj thanks Pakistani establishment, judiciary for helping Uzma

NEW DELHI: India will start dialogue with Pakistan the day it stops promoting terrorism against this country, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said in Parliament today, while making it clear that terror and talks cannot go together.

A combative Swaraj rejected the Opposition contention that the Modi Government has no policy with regard to Pakistan, asserting that it had laid the “roadmap” envisioning peace and normalcy even before it took over.

“But it can’t be one-sided… Terror and talks cannot go together. The day they stop promoting terror, we will start the talks,” she said replying to a discussion on “India’s foreign policy and engagement with strategic partners”. (AGENCIES)