ISLAMABAD: Pakistan today (Friday) termed the Indian air force chief’s statement about India being ready for a two-front war, ‘irresponsible’, saying that the country should keep in mind its defense limitations.
A few days earlier, India Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria at a press conference claimed that India was fully prepared for a two-front war. “We are ready and very well-positioned to take on China and there is no scenario where they can get the better of us,” he said.
Referring to ‘collusive threat’ on India’s northern and western borders, Bhadauria said, “We are aware they are cooperating closely. There is a significant threat. However, so far there is no such indication that they are colluding for a two-front war.”
In this regard, Foreign Office spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said that such provocative statements are a true reflection of RSS-BJP mindset, a dangerous mix of extremist ideology and hegemonic designs.”
“It is ironic that certain senior Indian political and military leaders continued to make a career out of issuing provocative statements against Pakistan at the cost of putting regional peace at risk,” he added.
The FO Spokesperson further said, “While making such claims, Indian air force chief must not forget India’s defence limitations, so embarrassingly exposed to the world, first during its misadventure in Balakot and more recently in Ladakh.”
Zahid Hafeez asked India not to underestimate the preparedness of its armed forces against any ill-conceived misadventure by India. “In the interest of peace and prosperity in South Asia, India must abandon its third century ‘Chanakya Doctrine’ and adopt the 21st century model of regional peace and development,” he added.
“The international community, particularly the United Nations, must take immediate cognizance of the RSS-BJP regime’s genocidal tendencies and hold India accountable for these serious crimes against innocent Kashmiri people, FO concluded.
