‘Era of uninterrupted dialogue is over’; Indian FM Jaishankar continues acting like naraaz rishtedar

India’s External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on August 30 that the era of “uninterrupted dialogue” with Pakistan is over while Pakistan extended an invitation to its neighbouring country for the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in October.

Jaishankar also stated that New Delhi will respond to developments from Pakistan, whether positive or negative.

“So far as Jammu and Kashmir is concerned, Article 370 is done. The issue [now] is what kind of relationship we can contemplate with Pakistan,” he stated at a private event in India.

Continuing to crib about slights real and imagined, Jaishankar warned Pakistan, saying, “Actions have consequences,” referring to alleged support for militant organisations.

Pakistan downgraded its ties with India in 2019 after it altered the special status of the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) in August 2019 and has since linked the normalisation of ties between the two countries to reversing the egregious change.