India has rejected Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's demand for US intervention in resolving the Kashmir issue. Talking to a private channel External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said that India will not accept this as the matter is a bilateral one accepted in the Simla Agreement between the two nations.

Mr Khurshid expressed concern over repeated ceasefire violations at the Line of Control and hoped these do not result in any more casualties. He, however, rejected suggestions that these have led to a collapse of the truce between the two neighbours. He said that Indian forces are ready to meet any eventuality.

The Minister also said that any US economic aid to Pakistan must not be used in a manner that is detrimental to India's security and strategic interests and hoped that Washington will keep that in mind as a “good strategic partner”. He said Kashmir is an integral part of India and no one should raise a question on that.

Ahead of his meeting with President Barack Obama, Sharif sought US intervention in resolving the Kashmir issue during a stop over in London.