India's EAM Jaishankar declares 'era of uninterrupted dialogue with Pakistan' over

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has made it clear that India is not in favour of having extended dialogue with Pakistan, adding that the actions of the neighbouring nation had consequences.

Jaishankar was speaking at a book launch event in the capital city of New Delhi, where he touched upon several topics, including the approach of the Narendra Modi government in dealing with Pakistan.

"The era of uninterrupted dialogue with Pakistan is over. Actions have consequences," said Jaishankar.

"So far as J&K is concerned, Article 370 is done. So, the issue is what kind of relationship we can contemplate with Pakistan...What I do want to say is that we are not passive, and whether events take a positive or a negative direction, either way, we will react," he added.

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Jaishankar's statement comes a day after Pakistan said it was formally extending an invitation to the Indian prime minister for the upcomingShanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, slated to be held in Islamabad in October.

"An invitation has also been sent to the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi," saidMumtaz Zahra Baloch, Pakistan Foreign Office spokesperson.

However, it is highly unlikely that PM Modi will travel to Pakistan, given the tense relations between New Delhi and Islamabad. The statement by Jaishankar further proved that India was not willing to go back on its strategy of keeping communication minimal with its Pakistani counterparts.

PM Modi in his first term attempted to forge a working relationship with Pakistan but the continuous terror attacks from the other side forced him to take a much conservative position which resulted in New Delhi completely shunning Islamabad on all platforms.

The strategy opted during his second tenure as the PM has carried onto the current regime and might remain the de factomodus operandi for years to come. India has laid the preconditions for resumption of talks and that includes Pakistan not using 'terrorism' as a legitimate tool for diplomacy.

(With inputs from agencies)