Claim
After the January 2016 terrorist attack on the Pathankot airbase, India stopped all dialogue with Pakistan, and that freeze has now lasted about 10 years.
“जनवरी 2016 में पंजाब के पठानकोट एयरफोर्स स्टेशन पर आतंकवादी हमले के बाद भारत ने पाकिस्तान से हर तरह की बातचीत बंद कर दी थी और अब इस बातचीत को बंद हुए लगभग 10 वर्ष हो चुके हैं।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
Central assertion — that structured India-Pakistan dialogue froze after the January 2016 Pathankot attack and has remained frozen for roughly a decade (2016→2026) — is substantially supported; the Comprehensive Bilateral Dialogue collapsed after Pathankot and never resumed. Minor exceptions (Kartarpur talks, 2021 ceasefire understanding) are limited and do not reverse the overall picture, though 'stopped all dialogue' is slightly stronger than the record.
Evidence
- https://thediplomat.com/2016/01/the-pathankot-attack-and-india-pakistan-ties-in-2016/ Foreign Secretary-level talks scheduled for Jan 15, 2016 were postponed after the Pathankot attack and the Comprehensive Bilateral Dialogue never resumed ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.theindiaforum.in/politics/india-and-pakistan-neighbours-who-do-not-talk-each-other Bilateral talks have been largely stalled since the Pathankot terror attack in January 2016, with no structured dialogue resuming as of 2026 ✓ reachable · archived