Talking about China's role in the listing of Azhar, he said this is a lesson in diplomacy for Indians that "even if China wants to oppose certain things which we want to do, there are ways to outfly China and get our objective"
Masood Azhar
"It showed a strong linkage between Azhar and IS and Azhar with al Qaeda," he said. There is no need to give evidence that a particular terrorist has done something in Kashmir or against India when seeking to designate him as an international terrorist, he said. Asked how Pakistan is expected to react to the development, he said Pakistan could be very disappointed that China did not back it and allowed the listing to happen.
"But the more important (thing) is the international community should get Pakistan to apply all the rules and regulations on Azhar," he said. Talking about China's role in the listing of Azhar, he said this is a lesson in diplomacy for Indians that "even if China wants to oppose certain things which we want to do, there are ways to outfly China and get our objective".
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