Indian Delegate Says Pakistan Must End Terror Camps Before Talks

A senior Indian lawmaker said his government should not hold talks with Pakistan after their worst military confrontation in decades until action is taken to close down what he called terrorist training camps in the country, and that the US should not be involved as a mediator.
Shashi Tharoor, who is leading a team of officials dispatched to capitals around the world to present India's perspective on last month's conflict, said the idea of any external mediation was unacceptable because it implied equivalence.

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