(MENAFN- NewsBytes) United States PresidentDonald Trump , who has lately been taking alot of interestin issues concerningIndiaandPakistan , on Wednesday said both warring South Asian neighbors have "got to work it out".
He reminded that India and Pakistan are nuclear powers and said he was ready to do "whatever he can".
Earlier, he had offered to intervene to solve the differences.
Equation
Why are India and Pakistan at loggerheads?
Ties between India and Pakistan got strained after 2016 Uri attack, and the surgical strikes which followed. But in February this year, tensions peaked after Jaish-e-Mohammed, an outfit functioning from Pakistan, orchestratedPulwama attack , prompting India to launchBalakotairstrikes.
In August, after New Delhi rescinded Article 370, Pakistansaw red(?) and made several attempts to internationalize the matter.
Meetings
In New York, Trump met Modi and Khan
This week, Trump met both Indian Prime MinisterNarendra Modiand Pakistan's Imran Khan on the sidelines of United Nations General Assembly. Before the UNGA session in New York, he attended PM Modi'smega rallyin Houston.
Thereafter, in his meeting with Khan, the American President renewed his offer for mediation while adding that India has to "ask him too".
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What he said
I said fellows work it out: Trump
Addressing media, Trump said he had "productive discussions" with both Prime Ministers and claimed they were his "good friends".
"You look at the two gentlemen ( PM Modiand Khan) heading those two countries... two good friends of mine. I said, fellows work it out, just work it out. Those are two nuclear countries, got to work it out," Trump said.
Trump is hoping things will get better soon
"With respect to Pakistan and India, we talked about Kashmir. I offered whether it is arbitration or mediation, or whatever it has to be I'll do whatever I can because they are at very serious odds right now and hopefully that will get better," he added.
India's stand
While Trump played "peacemaker", India listed out its conditions
To note, Trump has more than once offered "help". In fact, White House said that he "encouraged" PMModito work towards improving ties with Pakistan and fulfill the promise of making lives of Kashmiri people better.
Later, India's Foreign MinisterS Jaishankarremarked that New Delhi had no issues with initiating talks with Islamabad but it can't have a conversation with "terroristan".
Statement
Jaishankar said Pakistan has created an industry of terrorism
Interestingly, Jaishankar said problems with Pakistan go beyond Kashmir as the country has created an "entire industry" of terrorism to carry out attacks on India.
"Issue is not whether to talk or not, everybody wants to talk to their neighbor. The issue is how do I talk to a country that is conducting terrorism and follows a policy of implausible deniability," he asked.
Cannot have terror by night, cricket by day: Jaishankar
"India is a democracy and people will not accept cricket and terror. We cannot take a tea break the next day and then play cricket. Cannot have terror by night and cricket by day," the foreign minister said in New York.
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