Indian Diplomat Who Said Kashmir Needs Israel-Like Solution indiatoday.in

After a massive controversy erupted over comments made by India's Consul General in New York on Kashmir during a private dinner, he has said that his statement was taken "out of context". In a tweet on Wednesday, the Indian diplomat Sandeep Chakravorty wrote, "I have seen some social media comments on my recent remarks. My remarks are being taken out of context." His video saying that India could follow the "Israeli model" in rehabilitating Kashmiri Pandits in the valley had gone viral on social media.

The Ministry of External Affairs or the Government of India is yet to respond to the queries on whether if the Indian Consul General's statement is the view and official stand of India as well. Speaking at a private event, the top Indian diplomat in the US said that the Kashmiri Pandits could return to the Valley soon because "if the Israeli people can do it, we can also do it." "I believe the security conditions in Jammu and Kashmir will improve. It will allow refugees to go back and in your lifetime, you will be able to go back…you will be able to go back to your home and you will find security. Because we already have a model in the world," Sandeep Chakravorty said, in an apparent reference to the Israeli settlement model.