ISPR cautions 'warmongering' New Delhi after Indian army chief's provocative statement

The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Sunday cautioned “warmongering” India against pushing South Asia towards another war after its army chief made provocative remarks about Pakistan.

“Indian COAS gave a provocative statement during a recent interview that ‘Pakistan should decide if it desired to be part of geography and history’,” ISPR noted in a statement issued in response to Indian Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi’s comments.

“Contrary to the delusional and hallucinational belief system and despite the omnipresent ill wishes that prevail in Hindutva-led India, Pakistan is already a country of consequence at global level, a declared nuclear power and an indelible part of South Asia’s geography and history,” the ISPR said.

It observed that the statement reflected that the “Indian leadership has neither been able to reconcile with the very idea of Pakistan nor it has learnt the right lessons, even after passage of eight decades”.

“This hubristic, jingoistic and myopic mindset has repeatedly pushed South Asia towards wars and crises,” the military’s media affairs wing highlighted.

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