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Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri says Track 2 Pakistan talks have no official value as Indus Waters Treaty stays in abeyance
Hindustan Times··30 Jun
Hindustan Times reported June 29 Shishir Gupta column on back channels and water wars. Misri said private think-tank meetings carry no government mandate. Sources ruled out IWT concessions citing blood and water cannot flow together policy after Pahalgam and Operation Sindoor.
Prism
What It Means For You
- Official India-Pak talks remain frozen.
- Water treaty suspension continues.
- Private meetings do not signal thaw.
What's Happening
- Foreign Secretary rubbished Track 2 reports.
- Retired officials attended Colombo forum.
- IWT concessions were ruled out.
Post-Sindoor Posture
- Terrorism cited as core bilateral issue.
- Pakistan wants Kashmir statehood first.
- India treats J and K as internal matter.
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