Ties set to worsen as Pakistan blocks new Indian envoy Jayant Khobragade

Jayant Khobragade's name had been officially proposed in June this year. In the same month, India had also further scaled down diplomatic ties with Pak by asking for a 50% reduction in mission strength. The govt sees Pakistan's rejection of Khobragade as an attempt to get back at India for its decision to downgrade ties and also as a sign of frustration over the fact that Islamabad's information war on the issue of Kashmir has failed to gain much traction internationally.

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