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This file photo shows Satinder Lambah. AFP NEW DELHI: A former Indian back channel envoy for talks with Pakistan has canvassed support for secret parleys reportedly between the two sides, It quoted Satinder Lambah, who represented former prime minister Manmohan Singh in the back channel talks with Islamabad from 2005 till 2014, as claiming the 2019 changes in the status of Jammu and Kashmir would not negatively affect future talks. India annexed the disputed state in 2019 and broke it into two union territories ruled directly by Delhi. Asked whether the current reported back channel was activated from prodding by the US, Mr Lambah said it was likely to be a bilateral affair. “There was no third-party involvement (earlier). Bill Burns (now CIA Chief) in his memoirs wrote that the Indians did not share details with them and did not want any mediatory role. If you were to ask me, even now, it is probably a bilateral dialogue, although it may be influenced by the Biden effect.�

Jammu and kashmirNordrhein westfalenNawaz sharifGen qamar javed bajwaManmohan singhZiaul haqBill burnsJustice iftikhar chaudhurySatinder lambahHigh commissionIndian national security adviser ajit dovalPrime ministerPakistan prime ministerGen pervezGeneral musharrafChief justice