Omar praises India’s foreign policy over Brics mention of Pahalgam, slams Centre on UCC

SRINAGAR: The condemnation of Pahalgam terror attack in the Brics declaration earned praise for India’s foreign policy from Jammu & Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday, but the National Conference vice-president hit out at the Centre over what he called an attempt to bring in the Uniform Civil Code through the back door.“The fact that Pahalgam was condemned (at the Brics summit) is significant. Consider how many allies of Pakistan were present in that room. Therefore, for Pahalgam to be mentioned by name, that in itself is a success of our foreign policy,” Omar said while talking to reporters in Srinagar.About China praising India’s foreign policy, he said India should not “seek certificates of approval from other countries”. “The danger with this approach is that tomorrow, if China says something critical about our foreign policy, what will we do then? ...