<img title="S&acirc;u00c2u0080u00c2u0088Jaishankar" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/nov/S-Jaishankar.jpg" alt="S&acirc;u00c2u0080u00c2u0088Jaishankar" /> S Jaishankar
New Delhi: Sending out a clear message to Pakistan, India yesterday asked it to desist from &ldquo;blocking every possible initiative&rdquo; under SAARC, cautioning such a hugely damaging approach will force countries of the region to look for other options like BIMSTEC to boost regional cooperation.
Without naming Pakistan, Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar said some basic standards of regional cooperation have to apply as he noted its opposition to major initiatives like those aimed at improving regional connectivity have frustrated a majority of the member countries. In an address at a leading think tank, Jaishankar, dwelling on China-Pakistan ties, said some issues arising out of the relationship were causing concern to India, including the economic corridor Beijing was building through Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir.
When asked about Pakistan's oft repeated threat of use of tactical nuclear weapons, the top diplomat said, &ldquo;We do not speak of tactical nuclear weapons, somebody else does.&rdquo;
Pak violates ceasefire A civilian was yesterday injured as Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire twice in Poonch and Rajouri districts of Jammu and Kashmir, while a BSF head constable injured in yesterday&rsquo;s cross-border firing succumbed to injuries.
The civilian Abdul Aziz, (50), a resident of Basoni village in Poonch, was injured when a mortar shell landed near his house, a police officer said.

Sending out a clear message to Pakistan, India yesterday asked it to desist from &ldquo;blocking every possible initiative&rdquo; under SAARC, cautioning such a hugely damaging approach will force countries of the region to look for other options like BIMSTEC to boost regional cooperation

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