Modi Takes Shots at China, Says No Talks With Pakistan

  • India alone cannot walk the path of peace, PM tells conference
  • China and India ‘have their differences’, Modi said in speech

Narendra Modi, India's prime minister.

Photographer: Graham Crouch/Bloomberg
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Taking a swipe at both Pakistan and China, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said countries need to stop supporting terrorism and start respecting territorial sovereignty.

India will not hold talks with Pakistan as long as New Delhi’s nuclear-armed neighbor continues to support terrorism, Modi said in a foreign policy speech on Tuesday. In a likely reference to Pakistan, he said countries in the region that export terrorism stand "isolated and ignored."