India on Friday said Pakistan must effectively tackle the issue of terrorism to move forward in bilateral relations as it criticized Islamabad’s policy of using terrorism as an instrument of state policy. highlighted

External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said this when asked about Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar’s remarks on the need for joint efforts to revive bilateral trade on Thursday.

“The relevant T-word is terrorism, not tango,” Jaiswal said when asked about Dar’s remarks at a media briefing.

Asked at a press conference on Thursday about a possible resumption of trade between India and Pakistan, Dar said: “As far as India is concerned, it takes two to tango.”

Dar is also the Foreign Minister of Pakistan.

“I think it cannot be unilateral, that we will do everything. If there is goodwill from India, then we are ready. But it should be from both sides,” said Pakistan’s deputy prime minister.