Trying to needlessly get into the Kashmir space,the United States on Wednesday said that India did not inform it about itsdecision to scrap Article 370 which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir.The US State Department also categorically rejected media reports that saidExternal Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had discussed the issue with USSecretary of State Mike Pompeo in Bangkok last week. "Contrary to pressreporting, the Indian government did not consult or inform the US Governmentbefore moving to revoke Jammu and Kashmir`s special constitutionalstatus," the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs of the US StateDepartment posted on Twitter, signed by Acting Assistant Secretary Alice Wells.On the issue of scrapping Article 370, the Narendra Modi government has made itclear that it is an internal matter and the decision has been taken keeping itsinterest in mind.

It was earlier reported that EAM S Jaishankar had spokenabout the move to change Jammu and Kashmir`s status by revoking Article 370with Pompeo during their meeting in Bangkok on the sidelines of the ASEAN-led multilateralsand even earlier.

Some other reports claimed that National Security AdvisorAjit Doval had spoken to his US counterpart John Bolton on the issue and thatthe US was well prepared. Importantly, the US had said on Tuesday that it hastaken note of India's move to change the status of Jammu and Kashmir and thatNew Delhi has described it as "strictly an internal matter".