Oct 23 , 2015
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Pakistan points out India’s arms build-up, dangerous military doctrines
WASHINGTON – Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday warned that Pakistan will have to take credible deterrent measures in the face of India’s arms build-up and dangerous military doctrines.“While refusing dialogue, India is engaged in a major arms build-up, regrettably with the active assistance of several powers. It has adopted dangerous military doctrines. This will compel Pakistan to take several counter measures to preserve credible deterrence,” he said in his address to the US Institute of Peace, a top American think-tank.
Nawaz said that he has made several sincere efforts to improve relationship with India soon after coming to power about two-and-a-half years ago. “I accepted his (India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s) invitation to attend his swearing-in ceremony in New Delhi in a goodwill gesture,” he added.
He pointed out that the momentum generated was scuttled when India cancelled the NSA-level talks on flimsy excuse. In his address, he pointed finger at India for narrowing the talks to just one issue of terrorism after his meeting with Prime Minister Modi at Ufa, Russia in July.
“The cancellation of NSA-level talks have been followed by increased ceasefire violations by India across the Line of Control (in Jammu Kashmir) and the working boundary, and a stream of hostile statements by Indian political and military leadership,” the prime minister said.
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk