New Delhi, March 19 -- India on Tuesday asked Pakistan to stop spreading 'lies' and 'vacate' the illegally occupied territory in Kashmir after the neighbouring country made remarks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's view on the same in a podcast with Lex Fridman.

Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, reacting to the comments made by Islamabad, said that Pakistan should "vacate Indian territory under its illegal and forcible occupation."

"We note that Pakistan has once again made some comments about the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir," he told the media upon being asked about Islamabad's comments.

He said Pakistan was the biggest 'roadblock' on the path of peace and security in the Kashmir region.

"The ...