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Noida,UPDATED: Aug 24, 2020 19:41 IST
Former Prime Minister of Malaysia Dr Mahathir Bin Mohamad in an exclusive interview with India Today's Foreign Affairs Editor Geeta Mohan made a clear distinction while raising the voice for Kashmir and its cause. While he emphatically defended his position on Kashmir but to questions on the treatment meted out to Kashmiris in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK), the former prime minister said the issue was not a "controversial" issue.
While he spoke of the presence of the Armed forces in Jammu and Kashmir. but to a question on cross border terrorism emanating from Pakistan, he said, "that is for you (India) to resolve the problem with Pakistan."
Dr Mohamad denied having supported Pakistan at the FATF when he was the prime minister. He said, "We never said anything about that. Generally, we are against terrorism. It has affected us too..."
Watch Dr Mahathir Bin Mohamad's full interview here.
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