“If talks are held with Pakistan, it should be on Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir,” Mr Singh said while addressing a public meeting in Haryana.
He also reiterated the government’s position that Islamabad’s support to terror must stop before a dialogue can be held.
The minister’s comment came days after he said that India reserves the right to revoke its ‘No First Use’ pledge – the cornerstone of its nuclear weapons policy for decades. It was seen as a reaction to Pakistan’s move to raise the government’s decision on Jammu and Kashmir in various international forums.
A majority of nations agreed Jammu and Kashmir was a bilateral matter between New Delhi and Islamabad.
The minister underscored the point on Sunday. “Our neighbour is knocking doors of international community, saying India made a mistake,” he said, a day after the United Nation’s Security Council met to discuss Kashmir, following a request from Pakistan’s all-weather ally China.
But the meeting of the 15 nations – five permanent members and 10 rotating members – had ended without any resolution, seen as a massive snub to Pakistan.
“People used to say that any move on Article 370 will divide the nation. We were told that BJP won’t come back to power after that. I want to tell you people that the BJP is not concerned about vote bank politics. We are more focused on the politics which is about national integration,”he said .