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.
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Resolving Kashmir issue is not easy: Parrikar (Lead)
