United Nations
Ambassador Munir Akram, in a tough speech to the United Nations General Assembly’s First Committee, warned the international community that India’s “aggressive policies and military posture” posed an immediate threat to world peace and security.
This was especially true for Pakistan, against which New Delhi has deployed its offensive capability, the top diplomat added.
“India’s aggressive posture and actions are accompanied by one of the world’s largest military acquisition and development programmes, with over $70 billion spent last year on new conventional and non-conventional weapons systems on land, sea, air and space,” Akram said in the committee, that deals with disarmament and international security issues.
While speaking in the general debate on Wednesday, Akram said that India had nuclearised the Indian Ocean, deployed anti-ballistic missiles, developed and tested debris-generating Anti-Satellite weapons, and was constantly increasing the range, sophistication and diversification of all types of delivery systems and platforms, adding that its no-first-use policy lacks credence.
“India has operationalised its ‘cold start’ doctrine of a surprise attack against Pakistan, deploying several ‘strike force’ brigades along the border, outlined plans for a naval blockade, and proclaimed the intention of fighting a ‘limited war’ with Pakistan under the ‘nuclear overhang’,” the Pakistani envoy said.
The ambassador added that, India’s aggressive proclivities, and its military belligerence and pretentions to great power status, were, disturbingly, being fed by powers that were supplying it with the latest weaponry, either to turn a profit or to serve their strategic objectives in Asia.—APP
