Indian and Pakistan have cancelled high level talks between the two countries, just hours before they were due to start.
Pakistan accused India of imposing "preconditions" on the talks after India's foreign minister, Sushma Swaraj, said they could not continue if Pakistan pressed ahead with plans to meet Kashmiri separatists.
Pakistan’s foreign ministry said "it is not reasonable for India to assume the right to decide unilaterally that from now onwards, other issues will [only] be discussed after terrorism has been discussed and eliminated".
"We have come to the conclusion that the proposed National Security Advisers (NSA) level talks between the two countries would not serve any purpose” it added, as it announced the cancellation of the talks.
India called Pakistan's decision "unfortunate", reports Reuters.
The talks were agreed between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif after they met in Russia last month.
Pakistan accused India of imposing "preconditions" on the talks after India's foreign minister, Sushma Swaraj, said they could not continue if Pakistan pressed ahead with plans to meet Kashmiri separatists.
Pakistan’s foreign ministry said "it is not reasonable for India to assume the right to decide unilaterally that from now onwards, other issues will [only] be discussed after terrorism has been discussed and eliminated".
"We have come to the conclusion that the proposed National Security Advisers (NSA) level talks between the two countries would not serve any purpose” it added, as it announced the cancellation of the talks.
India called Pakistan's decision "unfortunate", reports Reuters.
The talks were agreed between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif after they met in Russia last month.