- By Shubham Bajpai
- Tue, 02 Jun 2026 05:12 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
India on Tuesday responded sharply to a joint communique of Pakistan and the European Union putting Jammu and Kashmir and the Ukraine war under a singular umbrella of international laws. Randhir Jaiswal, the spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), rejected the reference, saying those without locus standi on the matter should refrain from speaking on Jammu and Kashmir.
Speaking to the media, Jaiswal said, "We categorically reject such unwarranted references in the Joint Press Communique on matters internal to India. The UTs of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh are integral and inalienable parts of India. Those who have no locus standi on such matters should desist from making any comment on them."
On Monday, Islamabad and Brussels held the eighth round of their Pakistan-EU Strategic Dialogue, co-chaired by the EU's top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, and Pakistan's Deputy PM and Foreign Minister, Ishaq Dar. The meeting included consultations from Pak PM Shahba Sharif and the country's Army Chief Asim Munir.
The high-level talks linked Jammu and Kashmir and the Ukraine war, bringing them into a single sentence in the joint statement while backing a peaceful resolution of both, according to the UN Charter.
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Under Section 11 of the document, the text reads, "The Pakistan side briefed on the issue of Jammu and Kashmir. The EU side briefed on Russia’s war against Ukraine. Both sides expressed support for a peaceful resolution of conflicts through dialogue and diplomacy, in accordance with the principles of the UN Charter."
During the meeting, Kallas praised Pakistan's diplomatic facilitation in maintaining a backchannel for negotiations between the United States and Iran.
The talks between the EU and Pakistan also focused on Pakistan's extension in the Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP+) trade framework. The GSP+ grants duty-free access to European markets for imports of goods from other countries.