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Munir stated that any mistake by India could trigger a catastrophic conflict between the two nuclear-armed rivals. His remarks were widely covered by Indian media, which termed them “nuclear blackmail.” The U.S. State Department and India’s External Affairs Ministry did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The tensions with India remained high despite the ceasefire that followed their brief military confrontation in May over disputed Kashmir territory. Munir’s trip to the United States is his second visit in a month, part of broader warming ties between the U.S. and Pakistan—a major non-NATO ally since 2004—while an ongoing U.S.-India trade dispute looms.
Munir warned, “We are a nuclear nation; if we think we are going down, we’ll take half the world down with us.” He also threatened to destroy any dam India builds on the Indus River with 10 missiles. Munir praised Pakistan’s response to Operation Sindoor, the military operation following the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people.
India’s External Affairs Ministry condemned Munir’s remarks, stating, “Nuclear sabre-rattling is Pakistan’s stock-in-trade. It is also regrettable that these remarks should have been made from the soil of a friendly third country.” India vowed to continue taking steps necessary to safeguard its national security and dismissed Pakistan’s Nobel Peace Prize nomination for Trump.
Washington’s public warming towards Islamabad, despite close ties with China, could influence India’s foreign policy amid regional tensions.
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