New Delhi, April 17 -- The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday responded to Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir's comments on Kashmir, emphasising that the view of Kashmir being a "jugular vein" is baseless.

While addressing a press briefing on Thursday in New Delhi, on the comments by Pakistan Army chief terming Kashmir as a jugular vein, MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, "How can anything foreign be in a jugular vein? This is a union territory of India. It's only relationship with Pakistan is the vacation of illegally occupied territories by that country..."

He further said that the reputation of Pakistan as the epicentre of global terrorism will not decrease.

"Pakistan may try very hard, but its reputation as the epicentr...