New Delhi, July 23 -- India on Thursday strongly criticised the "baseless and unwarranted" comments made by Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar regarding Kashmir and the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) during the 33rd ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) meeting in Manila.

New Delhi termed the remarks yet another "futile attempt" by the Pakistani establishment to deflect attention from its domestic crisis and its established role as a safe haven for global terrorist networks.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar attended the high-level ministerial sessions in the Philippine capital over the last two days under the ASEAN framework, encompassing the ASEAN-India, East Asia Summit (EAS), and ARF meetings.

Responding to media ...