Pakistan on Thursday responded to remarks made by Dattatreya Hosabale, secretary-general of India’s Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and ideological mentor of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), in an interview with Press Trust of India, where he said there should always remain “a window for dialogue with Pakistan,” urging space for renewed engagement between the two nuclear-armed neighbours.

VIDEO | When asked how India should deal with Pakistan, RSS General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale, in an exclusive interview with PTI, says, "...If Pakistan is like a pinprick trying to create incidents like Pulwama, etc., we have to answer appropriately according to the… pic.twitter.com/AxpH1oBWuw — Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) May 12, 2026

VIDEO | When asked how India should deal with Pakistan, RSS General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale, in an exclusive interview with PTI, says, "...If Pakistan is like a pinprick trying to create incidents like Pulwama, etc., we have to answer appropriately according to the… pic.twitter.com/AxpH1oBWuw

Speaking at a weekly briefing, Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi called such voices “a positive development.”

Weekly Press Briefing by the Spokesperson @TahirAndrabi On India related Queries. pic.twitter.com/o9VS8IVB7Q — Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Pakistan (@ForeignOfficePk) May 15, 2026

Weekly Press Briefing by the Spokesperson @TahirAndrabi On India related Queries. pic.twitter.com/o9VS8IVB7Q

“We hope sanity will prevail in India and the war-mongering, the belligerence that has been emanating… will fade away and pave the way for more such voices,” he said.

He said Pakistan would welcome an “efficient reaction” to such calls, while declining to confirm reports of any recent back-channel........

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