India today rejected Pakistan's attempts at third party mediation on bilateral issues. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin said New Delhi is against internationalization of bilateral issues. He was replying to a media query on Pakistan National Assembly resolution seeking UN intervention on Kashmir.
The External Affairs Ministry spokesperson said the resolution was aimed at their domestic audience and India is opposed the option of involvement of any third party on Kashmir.
Condemning Pakistan for passing the resolution, BJP general secretary Rajiv Pratap Rudy told AIR that Islamabad has miserably failed in its attempts to rake up the issue at the international fora.
Echoing similar sentiments, Congress said Pakistan is trying to mislead the international community. Party leader Rashid Alvi, however, questioned NDA government's silence over the issue.
India's stand on Kashmir is crystal clear that all issues with Pakistan can be resolved only through dialogue under the framework of Shimla Agreement and Lahore Declaration without involving any third party.