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Pakistan has had an aggressive foreign policy stance against India since Imran Khan came to power. Last night's interview of NSA Moeed Yusuf was pretty clear. But here is a thread on what Nawaz Sharif did while he was in power.
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On 25 December 2015, Modi paid a "surprise" visit to Nawaz Sharif on the marriage of his granddaughter, and his birthday.
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In the joint statement after this meeting, Kashmir was not mentioned despite it being the biggest bone of contention between both the countries.
3/n ( https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/nawaz-sharif-under-fire-over-no-kashmir-mention-in-joint-statement/articleshow/48022480.cms)
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Indian steel tycoon Sajjan Jindal also attended the wedding of grand daughter of Nawaz Sharif and his birthday in 2015, Indian media had speculated that it was Jindal who is acting as a back channel between Modi and Nawaz.
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( https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Did-Sajjan-Jindal-help-set-up-Pak-meet/articleshow/50328947.cms) https://twitter.com/sajjanjindal/status/680314314222366720
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( https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Did-Sajjan-Jindal-help-set-up-Pak-meet/articleshow/50328947.cms) https://twitter.com/sajjanjindal/status/680314314222366720
Sajjan Jindal met Nawaz Sharif "Secretly" in Murree, he violated his visa which only allowed him to visit Islamabad and Lahore. Why Nawaz Sharif took him to his private residence?
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Previously when Nawaz Sharif was on a state visit to India in 2014, he attended a tea party at Sajjan Jindal's residence, but didn't have time for meeting Hurriyat leaders of Kashmir.
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( https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/sajjan-jindals-tea-party-sharif-draws-flak-in-pakistan/articleshow/35990369.cms)
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( https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/sajjan-jindals-tea-party-sharif-draws-flak-in-pakistan/articleshow/35990369.cms)
Military is blocking a trade deal with India said Shahbaz Sharif while his brother was holding private meetings with Sajjan Jindal. Was Nawaz Sharif compromising Pakistan's foreign policy to establish trade relations with India?
7/n ( https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/13/military-block-pakistan-india-trade-deal-sharif)
7/n ( https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/13/military-block-pakistan-india-trade-deal-sharif)
Don't speak against India, Nawaz Sharif tells his ministers.
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( https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/dont-speak-against-india-nawaz-sharif-tells-pakistan-ministers/articleshow/50242524.cms)
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( https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/dont-speak-against-india-nawaz-sharif-tells-pakistan-ministers/articleshow/50242524.cms)
Former spokesperson of foreign office, Tasneem Aslam, said that Nawaz Sharif had stopped foreign office from speaking anything against India or Kulbhushan Yadev.
( https://www.dawn.com/news/1541229 )
( https://www.dawn.com/news/1541229 )
Former HC to India, Abdul Basit said that Nawaz Sharif's nephew Salman Shahbaz would often call him to issue visas secretly to businessmen in India (not through proper channel). He says that his business relations harmed Pakistan's interests.
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Nawaz Sharif said that non-state actors from Pakistan were involved in Mumbai attacks, while his government was still in power
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( https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/5/14/pakistans-ex-pm-nawaz-sharif-slammed-for-mumbai-attack-comments)
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( https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/5/14/pakistans-ex-pm-nawaz-sharif-slammed-for-mumbai-attack-comments)
India used these comments of Nawaz Sharif against Pakistan in the Kulbhushan Yadev case at ICJ
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( https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/435344-kulbhushan-case-india-cites-nawaz-mumbai-attack-interview-before-icj)
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( https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/435344-kulbhushan-case-india-cites-nawaz-mumbai-attack-interview-before-icj)
Months later, Nawaz Sharif was still adamant on his comments, "what did I say that was wrong?", while his party was trying to distance themselves from the statement calling it misinterpretation by Indian media.
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( https://www.dawn.com/news/1407622 )
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( https://www.dawn.com/news/1407622 )
According to Barkha Dutt, Nawaz Sharif was the first Pakistani leader who didn't meet the Hurriyat leaders in India, because he was busy pursuing his business with Sajjan Jindal. https://twitter.com/AsharJawad/status/1266713105884753921?s=19
"Indian Govt has invested in Nawaz Sharif, it has invested political and diplomatic capital in NS.." Indian Defense analyst.
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