00:00India and Russia have had very strong and time-tested relationship.
00:07The India-Russia Youth Forum and the conversations happening today
00:13is important in the context that India will be chairing the BRIC Summit in the coming year.
00:25There are multiple platforms, bilateral and multilateral,
00:30where India and Russia are collaborating,
00:34especially in the areas of education, technology, aerospace and emerging technologies.
00:40I think this platform particularly, where young people are getting an opportunity to interact,
00:46will open new avenues, new opportunities and horizons for young people to learn from each other
00:51and to also understand what is happening in each other's countries
00:55and how they can work together to strengthen the bilateral
00:59and also work together for the benefit of the world.
01:01First, you visited US as a part of delegation.
01:05We have seen today President Trump and Prime Minister Modi had a conversation
01:10where Prime Minister Modi clarified that we do not need mediation
01:14and it is Pakistan who initiated the call for ceasefire.
01:20We accepted it.
01:21There was no talks about prayer.
01:23How do you see this clarification?
01:24This is not the first time, but India has always made it unequivocally clear
01:37that insofar as Operation Sindhuur was concerned,
01:44India's approach was non-escalatory.
01:47It was with a lot of restraint.
01:49The actions we took were also precise to attack the terrorists
01:55and later the military installations without causing any civilian casualties.
02:01The world has taken note of the difference of approach between India and Pakistan.
02:08While India killed terrorists, Pakistan killed tourists.
02:13Therefore, there cannot be equivalents between the two nations.
02:17In today's conversation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made it abundantly clear
02:23to the world and also to the United States
02:26that what has India's stated position been
02:30and insofar as Kashmir or insofar as India's relationship with Pakistan is concerned,
02:37we have also made it abundantly clear
02:39that the unanimous political voice of India across all political parties
02:45is that we do not want any external mediation.
02:49It will be bilateral and more importantly,
02:52it is even an internal matter for India
02:54because every inch of Kashmir belongs to Bharat.
03:00Our Prime Minister has made this categorically clear
03:02and we stand by the Prime Minister and stand with the government of India
03:06in all of its decisions that it will take.
03:09Pakistan Army Chief is visiting the US and he is expected to meet President Trump today.
03:14What does it say about Pakistan's policy and should we be concerned?
03:17Because the opposition is raising a question about it.
03:20Well, I can only say this much
03:23that even the United States is very clearly aware
03:30of what Pakistan is and what is the nature of Pakistan's diplomacy in the last so many decades.
03:38It is not for the first time that Pakistan or America is dealing with each other.
03:43For almost 10 full years,
03:47Pakistan lied through their teeth to the United States
03:51while protecting Osama bin Laden in its backyard.
03:58Pakistan has time and again proved that they are an unreliable partner.
04:04They are a mercenary nation.
04:06That they are a nation who is ready to rent out their sovereignty for the highest bidder.
04:12They are the epicenter of terrorism.
04:14They are the world's supply chain for terrorists.
04:18And more than 52 UN and US-designated terrorists
04:23even today find safe harbour in Pakistan.
04:27This is very clear to everybody including the United States.
04:31So I am sure whoever is dealing with them
04:34will deal with Pakistan appropriately
04:37keeping all of this context in mind.
04:39Sir, I want to ask you the last question.
04:40Pakistan says the opposition is raising the question
04:43that there was no mention of caste resistance
04:45and there is no notification that was here.
04:46The Home Minister has very clearly clarified
04:50the position of the government of India on this.
04:52There is nothing much that I have to add on this.
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