Resolving Kashmir issue is not easy: Parrikar (Lead)

Panaji April 14 (IANS) The Kashmir conundrum is not an easy issue to resolve and only a long-term policy can tackle it Goa Chief Minister and former Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Friday.

Parrikar also said that there was a lot of pressure on him when he was serving as the Defence Minister in the national capital.

It is not easy to resolve the Kashmir issue. There is a need for a long-term policy to resolve the Kashmir issue Parrikar said at the 126th birth anniversary celebration of Babasaheb Ambedkar here.

He also said that New Delhi wasn t a place he got habituated to.

Delhi is not my place. It is not the place I am habituated to. There was a lot of pressure on me Parrikar said.

Parrikar said that discussions especially in the media can be a spoiler vis a vis implementation of objectives.

I feel there are somethings where discussions should be minimum but things need to be made to happen. Discussions can be a spoiler he added.

Speaking about the media which asked him a few questions about resolving the vexed Kashmir issue the former Defence Minister said: Do you want this thing to happen or do you want it to become news?

He said discussions bring to the fore multiple opinions which can prove to be a hindrance in decision-making.

If you want it to happen do not discuss it too much in the news. When there is a discussion one person says one thing while someone else says something else Parrikar said.

--IANS
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