Jaishankar shares India's perspective on citizenship law

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who is in the US, has shared India's perspective on the amended citizenship law with members of American Congress, the ministry said on Thursday. Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar also asserted that outreach to a foreign government on the contentious issue will continue.

He downplayed the decision of some Bangladesh ministers to defer their visits to India, saying much should not be read into the rescheduling of these meetings. At a briefing, the spokesperson also maintained India's stand that Pakistan in is the illegal occupation of parts of India when asked about reports that Islamabad was trying to alter the status of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.