New Delhi: Giving a cautious response to Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's new formulation to solve the Kashmir problem, India today (Oct 26, 2004) said it would not like to discuss the issue through the media and the appropriate forum to raise it was the composite dialogue process.

"We do not believe that Jammu and Kashmir is a subject on which discussions can be held through the media," External Affairs Ministry spokesman Navtej Sarna told reporters when asked about Musharraf's new proposals.

"As you are already aware it is one of the subjects in the composite dialogue process. So, if there are any proposals, suggestions regarding that, that is the forum we expect they will be brought to," he said.

Speaking at an Iftar dinner in Islamabad last night (Oct 25, 2004), the Pakistan President had suggested that to solve the issue both the countries should identify the regions on both sides of Line of Control, demilitarise them and change their status through independence or joint control or UN mandate.