India Draws Hard Lines: No Talks With Pakistan Without PoK, While Border Trade With China Reopens

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh delivered his sharpest warning yet to Pakistan during the 27th Kargil Vijay Diwas commemorations at the Kargil War Memorial in Dras on July 26. Speaking just one day after the anniversary of Operation Vijay, Singh declared that any future dialogue with Islamabad would focus solely on the handover of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), calling it an "integral part of India under Pakistan's illegal occupation." This isn't just rhetoric — it...