Balochistan mention is not crossing lines, says india

New Delhi: India on Thursday dismissed Pakistan’s reaction that it (India) had crossed the red lines by referring to Balochistan, saying Pakistan had never recognised any red  lines in its own policy by promoting terrorism.

On whether Prime Minister Modi’s reference to Balochistan in his Independence Day Speech constituted a policy shift, the MEA indicated this may not completely be the case since even previously, the Indian government had made statements about the situation in Balochistan but conceded there was a “difference” this time that the messages of the people of Balochistan and PoK to Prime Minister Narendra Modi had “sufficiently moved him to share it with the people of India”.