Claim
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri has made it absolutely clear that there is no Track 2 or Track 1.5 diplomacy with Pakistan; these are all private entities not speaking for the Government of India.
“विदेश सचिव विक्रम मिस्त्री ने यह बात बिल्कुल स्पष्ट कर दी कि ट्रैक 2 या ट्रैक 1.5 जैसी कोई चीज नहीं है। ये सभी निजी संस्थाएं हैं।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
On 29 June 2026, two days before the broadcast, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri publicly rejected reports of Track 2/Track 1.5 dialogue with Pakistan (arising from an IISS conference in Colombo), stating there is no official Track II dialogue, no government participation, support or involvement, and that attendees are private individuals speaking in their personal capacity. The anchor's paraphrase matches the substance of Misri's remarks; the only minor imprecision is that Misri denied any official/government character to such events rather than denying the events occur, but the anchor's own qualifier ('these are all private entities not speaking for the Government of India') conveys exactly that.
Evidence
- https://www.aninews.in/news/world/others/we-really-take-no-cognisance-foreign-secretary-vikram-misri-rejects-reports-of-track-2-dialogue-with-pakistan20260629143640/ Wire agency (ANI) report, 29 June 2026: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri rejected reports of Track-2 dialogue with Pakistan, saying India takes no cognisance of such events and there is no official participation, support or involvement by the Government of India. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://theprint.in/diplomacy/no-official-track-ii-talks-with-pakistan-events-held-in-private-capacity-foreign-secretary-misri/2972684/ ThePrint report confirming Misri said there are no official Track II talks with Pakistan and that attendees (retired diplomats, retired military officers, civil society members) participate in their private capacity and speak only for themselves. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.businesstoday.in/india/story/nothing-official-they-speak-for-themselves-india-dismisses-reports-of-track-1-5-talks-with-pakistan-in-colombo-539746-2026-06-29 Business Today report on India dismissing reports of Track 1.5 talks in Colombo, quoting Misri that the events are private, organised by private parties, with nothing official about them. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.outlookindia.com/national/india-does-not-take-cognizance-of-such-events-foreign-secretary-on-reports-of-india-pak-track-2-dialogue Outlook India report corroborating that Misri said India has no official role in the reported India-Pakistan Track 2 discussions held during a regional security conference in Colombo. ✓ reachable · archived