Washington: The United States has warned Pakistan over brandishing its nuclear status after the recent cancellation of NSA-level talks with India. It has also asked both the neighbour countries to resolve their long-standing issues with constructive dialogue. “Secretary of State Kerry has said repeatedly that he wants the two nations to continue to work together, with constructive dialogue, to resolve their issues, and we understand that there are issues that are longstanding,” State Department Spokesman John Kirby told reporters.
“But that's what really needs to happen, is sitting down, dialogue, cooperation, talking through these things, and trying to work through some meaningful solutions,” Kirby said. “What we want to see are the tensions decrease, and speculation about the potential use of nuclear weapons certainly isn't doing anything to help decrease tensions, if in fact those comments were made.”
After the NSA-level talks were cancelled earlier this month, Pakistan's National Security Adviser Sartaj Aziz had said that since taking over the government last year Prime Minister Narendra Modi considers India a regional power, forgetting that Pakistan is a “nuclear power”.
