Indian prime minister pulls out of key summit in Pakistan

‘Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not attend an upcoming regional summit of South Asian leaders in Islamabad in response to an attack on an army base that New Delhi blames on Pakistani militants.
India’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday that it had conveyed to Nepal its decision not to take part in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit.
“India has conveyed to current SAARC Chair Nepal that increasing cross-border terrorist attacks in the region…have created an environment that is not conducive to the successful holding of the 19th SAARC Summit,” the statement read, adding, “In the prevailing circumstances, the government of India is unable to participate in the proposed summit in Islamabad.”‘
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