"I am sure he (PM Modi) will be able to handle the situation (Alleged Pak Terror threat)" : Trump

[MenInG]

"I am sure he (PM Modi) will be able to handle the situation (Alleged Pak Terror threat)" : Trump

NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump -- facing pointed questions from the media today after his yesterday's comments on terrorism and Pakistan -- today emphasized the need for dialogue between India and Pakistan. Ahead of their bilateral meet, President Trump had addressed a joint press conference with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Asked about the reports on Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's admission about terrorists on Pak soil and what his message would be to Islamabad, President Trump said, "The message (to Pakistan) is not for me to give, it is for Prime Minister Modi to give. And he gave that loud and clear the other day. Very loud message and I am sure he will be able to handle that situation".

Stressing on the need for a dialogue between India and Pakistan, President Trump said, "I believe these two great gentlemen (Imran Khan and PM Modi) will get together and work something... I really believe Prime Minister Modi and Prime Minister Khan will get along when they get to know each other. I think a lot of good things will come from that meeting".


On Monday, asked if he agreed with India that Pakistan is a base for terrorists, President Trump had said, "I have been pointing much more to Iran." It was a contrast to his statement at huge public meeting at Houston on Sunday, where he shared stage with PM Modi and said he understood that border security was vital to India, as it was to the US.

Today, he indicated that he stood by yesterday's statement on Iran. "You mentioned Pakistan but Iran would have to be on top of the list (on terrorism) because if you look at terrorist states it has been No. 1 for very long time," he told the reporters in response to a question.

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/don...ndia-2106594?pfrom=home-assembly2014_topstory

 

[kk1992]

Is he referring to Feb 27th?

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Sorry to say but Trump is a lota.

 

[JaDed]

Sorry to say but Trump is a lota.

And who is not, every other leader feels that ways nowadays , Trudeau is somewhat better.

 

[CanadianG00se]

And who is not, every other leader feels that ways nowadays , Trudeau is somewhat better.

Trudeau is drama queen that runs away from facing criticism and will throw tantrum if things don’t go his way. Trudeau may not be religious bigot but he certainly not any better PM.

 

[JaDed]

Trudeau is drama queen that runs away from facing criticism and will throw tantrum if things don’t go his way. Trudeau may not be religious bigot but he certainly not any better PM.

I disliked him for first 3 years , but I personally feel he has gotten really better and more practical, all other leaders have only gotten worse.

 

[MenInG]

UNITED NATIONS: “I had a very good meeting with Prime Minister (Imran) Khan. It was a long meeting and we discussed a lot,” said US President Donald Trump when Indian journalists pressed him to condemn Pakistan’s alleged support for militants in the occupied valley.

The 74th session of the UN General Assembly, although focused on climate change, has also become an India-Pakistan battlefield, with both trying to win over the support of the international community for their position on Kashmir.

While the Pakistanis are focusing on the human rights violations in held Kashmir, the Indians try to divert the world’s attention to its accusation that Islamabad intends to send 500 militants into the valley.

Since Aug 5, when India unilaterally and illegally annexed the occupied land, the US and international media have published hundreds of stories on the Indian siege of Kashmir, which entered its 51st day on Wednesday.

UNGA session is focused on climate change, but it has also become an India-Pakistan battlefield

This makes it difficult for the Indians to deflect allegations of human rights violations in held Kashmir. They, however, counter it by trying to lead the argument to terrorism, as Indian journalists did at the Trump-Modi presser on Tuesday afternoon.

President Trump, however, refused to be dragged into this debate and in doing so, he once again reiterated his offer of arbitration to reduce India-Pakistan tensions, despite New Delhi’s repeated rejection of his offers.

Asked “how do you make sure that you clamp down on terrorism from Pakistan,” the US leader said: “Well, I had a very good meeting with Prime Minister Khan. It was a long meeting and we discussed a lot.”

Read: Trump says ready to mediate on Kashmir if both Pakistan, India want

He then made his first – and the third this week – reference of the day to his mediation offer. “And I think he’d like to see something happen that would be very fruitful, very peaceful. And I think that will happen, ultimately. I really believe that these two great gentlemen (Mr Khan and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi) will get together and work something,” he said.

“You mentioned Pakistan, but Iran would have to be at the top of the list. Because if you look at terrorist states, that’s been the number one for a long time,” he added.

He then went back to urging India, Pakistan to talk to each other — another suggestion New Delhi does not like.

“I really believe that Prime Minister Modi and Prime Minister Khan, they get along — they will get along when they get to know each other. And I think a lot of good things will come from that meeting.”

The journalists then tried another approach, claiming that Pakistan had 30 to 40 thousand terrorists and asked Mr Trump to give a message to Islamabad on this issue.

“Well, I mean, the message is not for me to give, it’s for Prime Minister Modi to give. And I think he gave that loud and clear on the other day (in Houston) when we were together. He gave a pretty loud message. And I’m sure he will be able to handle that situation.”

The journalists then came from a different angle, claiming that Mr Khan admitted training Al Qaeda (which he did not). “How do you see the statement coming from the Pakistani prime minister,” one of them asked.

https://www.dawn.com/news/1507429/trump-evades-pakistan-bashing-trap

 

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xternal Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar met the foreign ministers of the G4 countries (India, Japan, Germany, Brazil) in New York on Thursday and slammed Pakistan for exporting terrorism in India.

While addressing the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) programme, S Jaishankar hit out at Pakistan with his comment, "You have terrorism in different parts of the world, but there is no part of the world where a country uses it consciously and deliberately as a large scale industry against its neighbour."

"There is no problem in talking to Pakistan but we have a problem in restarting dialogue with 'Terroristan'," said Jaishankar.

S Jaishankar said, "Issue is not whether to talk or not, everybody wants to talk to their neighbour. The issue is how do I talk to a country that is conducting terrorism and follows a policy of implausible deniability."

Creating an analogy between cricket and terrorist attacks which happened in India on 'intervals', Jaishankar said, "India is a democracy and people will not accept cricket and terror. We cannot take a tea break next day and then play cricket."

"Cannot have terror by night and cricket by day," S Jaishankar said.

Jaishankar had said that the tension between India and Pakistan is not just because of Kashmir. "The 26/11 terror attack on Mumbai is among other reasons. There is a bigger problem."

Earlier, addressing at Cultural organization Asia Society in New York, Jaishankar had said that India has no problem talking to Pakistan but it has a problem talking to "Terroristan" while asserting that Islamabad has created an entire industry of terrorism to deal with the Kashmir issue.

On the current situation in Jammu and Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370, Jaishankar said that the difficulties in Kashmir did not start on August 5 and that "it [abrogation] is supposed to be a way of dealing with those difficulties."

The Centre took the decision to abrogate Article 370 and bifurcate the state of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories on August 5. Before taking the crucial step, the government had imposed curfew and restrictions in Jammu and Kashmir which have not been lifted completely till date.

"Pre-August 5 (Abrogation of Article 370) Kashmir was in a mess, difficulties in Kashmir did not start on August 5, it is supposed to be a way of dealing with those difficulties," Jaishankar said.

Further, Jaishankar said, "Level of intimidation had reached a height where senior police officers were lynched on streets of Srinagar, journalists who wrote against separatism were assassinated, military personnel returning home for Eid were kidnapped and killed."

During the meet, Jaishankar also mentioned the killing of "self-advertised terrorist cult figure" Burhan Wani and said that there was a spike in violence after he was assassinated.

"Our intention was to manage the situation (post Article 370) without loss of life and the restrictions were intended to do that," Jaishankar said.

https://www.indiatoday.in/india/sto...ncil-for-foreign-relations-1603234-2019-09-26

 

[Varun]

Trump is bored of giving statements on this non-event.

Get over it, India & Pakistan.