Former diplomat Vikas Swarup said on Wednesday that Pakistan is rattled by India suspending the Indus Waters Treaty and Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir has tried to stoke fear of nuclear war because Islamabad always wants external mediation.
State Department Spokesperson Tammy Bruce said that the United States' relationship with both Pakistan and India "remains unchanged," adding that the "diplomats are committed to both nations."
In an interview with ANI, Abrahms said he was not surprised by remarks from Pakistan's Army Chief Asim Munir, who made a nuclear threat from American soil. "I'm not surprised that Pakistani officials are engaging in sabre rattling and playing the nuclear threat card, we've heard that befo
In an exclusive interview with ANI, Qureshi remarked that if the statements, reportedly suggesting that Pakistan could "wipe out half of the world," were true, they indicate a dangerous level of recklessness from the nation's military leadership. "I consider it a very irresponsible remark,"
The two sides discussed developments in the areas of nuclear, chemical, biological disarmament and non-proliferation, outer space security-related matters, conventional weapons, including AI in the military domain and multilateral export control regimes.
AIMIM MP chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday compared Pakistan Army chief Asim Munir's remarks to those of a "sadakchaap aadmi," while expressing disappointment that such a nuclear threat was made from the soil of the US.
Iran's upcoming talks with the IAEA are expected to be "technical" and "complicated" following Tehran's suspension of cooperation after Israeli strikes. Relations remain tense, with limited inspections and uncertain prospects for renewed nuclear negotiations, according to Al Jazeera.
A former Pentagon analyst has delivered a scathing assessment of Pakistan's recent nuclear rhetoric, describing the country as behaving like "a rogue state" following threatening comments made by its army chief on American soil.
British political commentator and author David Vance has strongly criticised Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir's nuclear threats, calling them "absolutely scandalous and disgraceful."
However, Indian officials, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, have consistently denied any US involvement in the peace process, attributing the ceasefire to direct military-to-military communication.
Tharoor emphasised that India knows how to handle threats both in the air and on the ground, expressing confidence in the country's ability to respond to such situations. He noted that the Ministry of External Affairs has given a fitting reply to Munir's comments, dismissing the nuclear blac