Between India-US 2 + 2 bilateral dialogue, the words that have the weight of Delhi

Sushma Swaraj with his American counterpart Mike Pompeo. (Photo PTI)

Nearly two years after the Uri attack that took place in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and the surgical retaliation against the terrorist blocks in PoK, the United States used the New Delhi language and used the "controlled territory" Pakistani "and not the Pakistani" territory "- describe the Kashmir occupied by Pakistan. They also criticized the use of "terrorist proxies", a description of extremist political groups used by the Pakistani army in the region.

The Indian side also used the term "retribution" for the first time when it did justice to the bombers in Bombay in 2008. But the United States complied with the standard wording of "promptly translate authors in court ". did not mention retribution – a key theme for the Indian side after the 2016 surgical strikes.

Sources said this "diplomatic wording" in Thursday's joint declaration – adopted at the first-ever 2 + 2 Indo-American bilateral dialogue – is "new" and "significant".

"This shows their recognition that PoK is not the territory of Pakistan and is under its control. Many negotiations took place to obtain this change of language in the joint statement, "said one source.

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Joint statement issued after Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj met with Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and US Secretary of State Michael R Pompeo and US Secretary of Defense James Mattis denounced any use of "terrorist agents" " In the region. asked Pakistan to ensure that "territory under its control" is not used to launch terrorist attacks on other countries.

Incidentally, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with US President Donald Trump in Washington DC in June 2017, the joint statement said, "Leaders called on Pakistan to ensure that its territory is not used to launch attacks. terrorists in other countries.

While India has long argued that the Pakistani military uses "proxies" to launch terrorist attacks in India, their visibility has increased in recent elections in Pakistan, where the Jamaat-ud-Dawa terrorist organization declared policy. Its founder, Hafiz Saeed, who is the mastermind of the 26/11 terrorist attack in Mumbai and faces a $ 10 million bonus, also campaigned.

"During negotiations with US officials, the Indian side has been able to give the urgency to name and shame these facilities that are integrated into the establishment of Pakistan," added the source.

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Pompeo, who met with Pakistan's civilian and military leaders on Wednesday, "briefed" India on its talks with Pakistan's new Prime Minister Imran Khan, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Army Chief Qamar Javed Bajwa.

He learned to convey to the leaders of Pakistan that Washington must see "action on the ground". The Indian sentiment was that the Secretary of State and his delegation from the United States were not very satisfied. "There was a sense of realism (on the American side)," said a source, who was part of the 2 + 2 talks.

The Indian side also used the term "retribution" for the first time, when it rendered justice to the perpetrators of the Bombay terrorist attack in 2008.

In the presence of Pompeo, Swaraj said: "On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the 26/11 attacks, we recognize the importance of justice and retribution for the perpetrators of this attack.

Mattis also recalled the bombings in Mumbai and acknowledged that "our two nations have suffered the effects of senseless terrorist attacks, like those of ten years ago in Mumbai, which killed innocent people over the years. A dozen countries. We remember those lives lost as we approach the tenth anniversary of the attacks in November. "

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