External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that talks about hyphenation of India's ties with Pakistan reflect the dogma of thinking from the past. The Shimla Agreement was signed by then then PM Indira Gandhi and the then Pakistan President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto on 2nd July 1972. S Jaishankar asserted that "holding the feet to the fire" is very significant in dealing with Pakistan. The real stumbling block to India’s rise is not anymore the barriers of the world, but the dogmas of Delhi, said Jaishankar

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "bold moves" in dealing with Pakistan, which has built "an industry of terror".

Jaishankar further said that the Shimla Agreement (inked by then Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and the then Pakistan President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto on 2nd July 1972) led to a "Revanchist" Pakistan and problems in Jammu and Kashmir.

The minister also asserted that "holding the feet to the fire" is very significant in dealing with Pakistan.

Speaking at an event, Jaishankar vouched for a foreign policy that welcomes change and is not ‘status quoist’. The minister referred to some of the important incidents in the Indian history such as war with China in 1962 in which India faced defeat, 1972 Shimla agreement, and the "inaction" post-2008 Mumbai terror attacks to underline the difference in India's stance after 2014.

"For years India's position on the world state seemed assured, but the 1962 conflict with China significantly damaged India's standing," said Jaishankar, adding: “India's record includes dark moments like the 1962 defeat against China. Or tense ones like the 1965 war with Pakistan. There are enough dichotomies in our past to generate a spirited debate on successes and failures.”

"Two decades of nuclear indecision ended dramatically with the tests of 1998. The lack of response to 26/11 is so different from the Uri and Balakot operations. Whether it is events or trends, they all bear scrutiny for the lessons they hold," he said.

Jaishankar stated that albeit hard, yet the purposeful pursuit of national interest was necessary for changing global dynamics.