Claim
Diplomatic channels and talks between India and Pakistan have been shut since 2019, when India revoked Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir.
“भारत और पाकिस्तान के बीच 2019 से डिप्लोमेटिक चैनल और बातचीत बंद है... क्योंकि भारत ने जम्मू कश्मीर में... धारा 370 हटा दी थी।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
The core claim is correct: formal bilateral diplomatic engagement and talks between India and Pakistan have been frozen since August 2019, when Pakistan downgraded ties, expelled the Indian High Commissioner and suspended trade in direct response to India revoking Article 370. The causal link and timeline are accurate. The only minor imprecision is the word 'shut'—diplomatic relations were downgraded rather than fully severed (both retained reduced-level missions and occasional backchannels, e.g. the 2021 LoC ceasefire understanding), but no formal dialogue has resumed, so the anchor's substantive point holds.
Evidence
- https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/pak-to-downgrade-diplomatic-ties-with-india-suspend-bilateral-trade-119080701537_1.html In August 2019, immediately after India revoked Article 370, Pakistan downgraded diplomatic ties, expelled the Indian High Commissioner, recalled its own envoy, and suspended bilateral trade. ✗ unreachable · HTTP 403
- https://www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker/conflict/conflict-between-india-and-pakistan CFR tracker notes the 2019 Article 370 revocation triggered a diplomatic freeze; bilateral ties have remained strained/suspended since Pakistan downgraded relations after the abrogation. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Commission_of_India,_Islamabad Both countries have operated their missions at reduced (charge d'affaires) level since 2019 rather than full ambassadorial exchange, with no resumption of formal bilateral dialogue. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/breaking-news-india-pakistan-tensions-india-expels-pakistan-diplomat-ultimatum-served-to-leave-country-within-24-hours-2025-05-13-990176 2025 developments (post-Pahalgam expulsions, mission staff cuts, Indus Waters Treaty suspension, Attari-Wagah closure) show relations remained frozen and further downgraded, never restored to pre-2019 dialogue. ✓ reachable · archived