This refers to the editorial, “Erdogan's Kashmir offer” (May 3). Making a statement on Kashmir or the India-Pakistan peace process appears to have become an indispensable part of the repertoire of any world leader who takes himself seriously. India's polite refusal to Turkey's offer to mediate with Pakistan reaffirms our position that Islamabad must give up its efforts to internationalise the dispute by stoking terrorism at the borders and in Kashmir valley.
It is a matter of concern that, despite India leading a high-voltage diplomatic offensive against Pakistan at the UN and at bilateral forums, few countries are willing to call out Pakistan's support for terror even when they condemn cross-border terrorism. Given Turkey's longstanding closeness with Pakistan, it may be too much to expect relations with India to be more than formal and principally economic in nature. Erdogan could even deepen such ties as exist, but only if he keeps his grievances to himself.