The United States said on Thursday it supports direct talks between India and Pakistan, but that the pace and scope of those talks should be determined by the two countries. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told reporters at a daily news briefing that the United States values its important relationships with both India and Pakistan. “As we have said before, we support direct talks between India and Pakistan, but the pace, scope and nature of those talks should be determined by the two countries, not by the United States,” he said.
The Enforcement Directorate is likely to move the Delhi High Court on Friday against the Delhi LUTH court’s grant of bail to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the liquor policy case. Judge Nyai Bindu, who is on leave, granted bail to Aam Aadmi Party president Kejriwal, who has been in judicial custody since March. Kejriwal was involved in a money laundering probe linked to the now-repealed excise policy and was detained by the investigating agency on March 21. The Supreme Court had granted Kejriwal interim bail for 21 days keeping in mind the May 10 Lok Sabha elections.
