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Not surprised, says India

New Delhi Aug. 14. India today said it was not surprised at the comments made by the Pakistan Prime Minister, Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali, in a speech to mark his country's Independence Day during which he referred to the oft-repeated statement that Kashmiri people should be granted their right of self-determination.

"We are not surprised at what has been said. We would have been surprised if nothing was said," an External Affairs Ministry spokesman told reporters here. Asked about the remarks by the U.S. Deputy Secretary of State, Richard Armitage, in Sydney that Kashmir, apart from Israel and Palestine, was the "most dangerous place in the world," the MEA spokesman said "I have not seen the specific statement".

Similar remarks from the U.S. Administration in the past have come in for flak from the Indian Government, which had described them as "over-reaction" and not in tune with the reality on the ground.

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