Over a fortnight after Shehbaz Sharif became Pakistan's new Prime Minister, India on Thursday said there is no change in its approach to engaging with the neighbouring country, asserting that the onus is on Islamabad to create an environment free of terror for talks.
External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi also said that the terror attack in Karachi only underlined the need for all countries to take an "undifferentiated" position against terrorism and that India condemns all such attacks.
Mr. Bagchi strongly rejected Mr. Sharif's comments describing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent visit to Kashmir as "staged" and said Pakistan has no locus standi to comment on it.