“We do not believe that bilateral relations between India and Pakistan ought to or can be held hostage by any single issue.”

—  Jaswant Singh

Source: As Minister of External Affairs of India, Jaswant Singh, advocate of peace with Pakistan, dies at 82 https://www.dawn.com/news/1581964 (from The Dawn.

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