The Overseas Workplace (FO) on Friday rejected the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “belligerent remarks” towards Pakistan made in Ladakh at present the place Indian troopers and high military brass gathered to commemorate the 1999 Kargil battle.
The 1999 Kargil battle was the final main battle between the 2 nuclear-armed foes, who’ve fought quite a few wars since their partition into two nations upon independence from British colonial rule. It got here only a 12 months after tit-for-tat atomic weapons assessments by the neighbours and spurred worldwide alarm that the confrontation risked tipping into all-out nuclear struggle. Friday marked the twenty fifth anniversary of the battle’s finish.
Throughout Friday’s occasion, PM Modi held Islamabad liable for the battle and mentioned that whereas “India was making an attempt for peace, Pakistan had as soon as once more confirmed its untrustable face.”
In response to Modi’s feedback, the FO mentioned in a press release that “bravado and jingoism” undermine regional peace and had been counter-productive for the decision of long-standing disputes between the 2 international locations, particularly the core dispute of Kashmir.
“The Indian leaders’ rhetorical statements can’t deflect worldwide consideration from India’s heavy-handed method to suppress the Kashmiri individuals’s simply wrestle for realization of their elementary rights and freedoms, significantly their inalienable proper to self-determination,” the FO mentioned.
It added that India ought to mirror on its marketing campaign of “orchestrating focused assassinations, subversion and terrorism in overseas territories” as an alternative of accusing others of terrorism.
The overseas workplace mentioned that Pakistan stood resolute in its intent and talent to safeguard its sovereignty towards any aggression, as exemplified by its sturdy response to India’s “reckless incursion” in February 2019.
It added that whereas Pakistan was able to counter its neighbour’s aggressive actions, it remained dedicated to “selling peace and stability within the area”.