Day 389: India Categorically Rejects EU-Pakistan Joint Communiqué Kashmir Reference — MEA Warns Third Parties Have 'No Locus Standi'

June 3, 2026 marks Day 389 of the India-Pakistan ceasefire. India's Ministry of External Affairs on June 3 categorically rejected a reference to Jammu and Kashmir that appeared in the joint communiqué issued after the 8th EU-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue, held in Islamabad on June 2, 2026. The EU-Pakistan communiqué stated that 'the Pakistan side briefed on the issue of Jammu and Kashmir' — a formulation India considered an endorsement of Pakistan's framing of J&K as a disputed bilateral issue subject to external comment. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal issued a statement declaring India 'categorically rejects the unwarranted reference to the matters internal to India' contained in the communiqué. Jaiswal warned that parties with 'no locus standi' should refrain from commenting on Indian territories. India's position is that J&K is an 'integral and inalienable' part of India and the matter is entirely domestic. The EU-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue — which had resumed after years of suspension — is Pakistan's attempt to leverage European multilateral formats to internationalize the Kashmir issue following Operation Sindoor and India's post-Pahalgam hardline stance. India's sharp MEA pushback signals continued resolve to contest every such diplomatic maneuver. The ceasefire holds at Day 389 with no LOC violations since May 10, 2025. The comprehensive bilateral freeze persists: no ambassadors, $0 formal trade, IWT suspended with PCA award rejected as 'null and void,' Pakistan airspace ban through June 23-24.