India, July 28 -- India on Tuesday strongly rejected Pakistan's attempts to invoke the shared legacy of the Indus Valley Civilization (IVC). In a press briefing by the Ministry of External Affairs, spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated that a country that has promoted cross-border terrorism, religious fundamentalism and violence for decades, particularly against minorities, cannot lay claim to a pluralistic cultural heritage.

These remarks from the MEA spokesperson came in response to a question regarding Islamabad's recent references to the Indus Valley Civilization.

"Let me put this straight - a country which has been promoting cross-border terrorism, which has been promoting religious fundamentalism and violence for decades, cannot hav...