India on Monday slammed Pakistan over Subject Marshal Asim Munir’s nuclear risk constituted of the soil of america. Reacting to media queries, the Ministry of Exterior Affairs stated that Munir’s comment reveals irresponsibility inherent in such feedback and the worldwide neighborhood can draw its personal conclusions from that. India additionally stated that it will not yield to any nuclear blackmail and can proceed to take steps to safeguard its nationwide safety.
India’s Response
Responding to media queries, the MEA stated, “Our consideration has been drawn to remarks reportedly made by the Pakistani Chief of Military Workers whereas on a go to to america. Nuclear sabre-rattling is Pakistan’s stock-in-trade.”
The ministry additional stated, “The worldwide neighborhood can draw its personal conclusions on the irresponsibility inherent in such remarks, which additionally reinforce the well-held doubts concerning the integrity of nuclear command and management in a state the place the army is hand-in-glove with terrorist teams.”
Slamming the usage of American soil for issuing a risk to India, the Ministry of Exterior Affairs stated, “Additionally it is regrettable that these remarks ought to have been constituted of the soil of a pleasant third nation.”
“India has already made it clear that it’ll not give in to nuclear blackmail. We are going to proceed to take all steps essential to safeguard our nationwide safety,” stated the MEA.
Munir’s Assertion
Pakistan Military Chief Subject Marshal Syed Asim Munir, who’s on a go to to america, stated that Islamabad will defend its water rights in any respect prices if India proceeds with dam development on the Indus River. Additional Munir repeated his anti-India rhetoric describing Kashmir as Pakistan’s “jugular vein” stating that it isn’t India’s inside matter however an unresolved worldwide difficulty, Pakistan-based media outlet ARY Information reported on Monday.
Munir additionally stated that Pakistan is a nuclear state and if faces existential risk, it might take half of the world down with it. “We’re a nuclear nation. If we predict we’re taking place, we’ll take half the world down with us,” he stated.