NEW DELHI, Dec. 7 -- The Ministry of External Affairs has informed the Lok Sabha that several countries have agreed that matters related to Jammu and Kashmir are internal to the country following proactive outreach by the government in the backdrop of the decision to abrogate Article 370 of the constitution.

"Consequent to government's proactive outreach and briefing to the members of the international community on the facts relating to Jammu and Kashmir, countries have shown understanding that matters related to Jammu and Kashmir, which is an integral part of India, are internal to India," the ministry told the Lok Sabha in a written reply on Wednesday. These countries have called on Pakistan to not allow its territory to be used for terr...