New Delhi, July 25 - Aiming to stem the controversy over the inclusion of Balochistan in the India-Pakistan joint statement, Home Minister P. Chidambaram has asserted that New Delhi has 'nothing to do with Pakistan's internal affairs'.

'We have nothing to do with Pakistan's internal problems, why should we get involved?' Chidamabaram told CNN-IBN in an interview.

He was replying to a question on the contentious move by India to allow a mention of 'threats to Balochistan' in the joint statement which was issued after talks between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousaf Raza Gilani at Sharm-el-Sheikh in Egypt July 16.

Although Pakistan has been accusing India of fomenting trouble in its resource-rich southwest province for decades, this is the first time Balochistan has found mention in a joint statement between the two countries.

The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and some experts have slammed the government for 'conceding' to Pakistan on the Balochistan issue and have contended that its mention in the joint statement is tantamount to giving credibility to Pakistan's allegations.