ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan ruled out the possibility of meeting his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi while talking to an American news channel on Friday, hinting it was difficult to constructively engage him on delicate issues.

“There’s no question of me meeting Prime Minister Modi after what he has done in Kashmir,” he told Christiane Amanpour of CNN. “This is the mindset that only believes in Hindu superiority.”

Khan said he would not have taken out time for the 74th United Nations General Assembly session in view of the difficult economic situation at home that required his full attention.

However, he was forced to fly to New York due to the “alarming” situation in Kashmir since he wanted to the international community to understand its repercussions.

“I realize that the world doesn’t fully understand what’s happening there [in Kashmir],” he said. “Eight million people have been locked inside [their homes] for 50-odd days. The world doesn’t seem to understand the gravity of the situation.”

The prime minister noted that “the level of oppression had increased” in the disputed Himalayan territory for the last five years since Narendra Modi’s administration had taken over India.

He added that New Delhi’s human rights record in the Muslim-majority state was also well documented by the United Nations.

Khan said Prime Minister Modi was a life member of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), an organization that idealized Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany.

He also explained the Indian leader’s decision to deprive Kashmir of its limited constitutional autonomy on the basis of his ideological outlook, saying New Delhi had deployed 900,000 troops to stamp out popular uprising in the region once the curfew was lifted.

“I fear a massacre,” he added.

Asked why the world was not reacting to what was happening in Kashmir, he said that most international leaders viewed India as a market and were turning a blind eye to the situation. He added that US President Donald Trump was “head of the strongest nation in the world” and was “best placed” to address the crisis in Kashmir.

“I believe the international community will [ultimately] move in,” Khan claimed. “They will have to.”