Amid rising protests in Muzaffarabad, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar restated India's stance on Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoJK). Speaking at a seminar on Indian capital markets titled 'Roadmap for Viksit Bharat' at the National Stock Exchange (NSE) in Mumbai, Jaishankar stated that PoJK has always been a vital part of India and will remain so, reported ANI. 

Speaking at the seminar in Mumbai, he said, "These days, a lot of things are going on at the POK. You must have seen some incidents happening there. Now, Modi government, we are very clear on this. Parliament's resolution, we are very clear that POK is a part of India. It is part of India, it was always part of India, it will be part of India."