India-Pakistan Conflict: "Evidence for Strikes Doesn’t Matter" Says BJP Spokesperson
In a recent interview with Channel 4 News, Tuhin Sinha, spokesman for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party, discussed the recent military strikes carried out by India in Pakistan. The strikes were a response to a terrorist attack in Pulwama, Kashmir, which killed 40 Indian security personnel.
According to Channel 4 News, Sinha argued that the responsibility for taking action against terrorists lay with Pakistan, and that India’s actions were necessary due to Pakistan’s complicity in encouraging terror activities. "Pakistan today is a global embarrassment," Sinha said. "The fact that we had to enter another country, and act against terrorists who had been given a free run, shows that Pakistan was complicit in encouraging these terror activities, and which is a point we have made, we have consistently been making, to the entire world."
When asked by Channel 4 News if India needed to provide evidence of Pakistan’s complicity, Sinha replied, "It doesn’t matter. From three decades, from the last three decades, this is not the only attack which has been sponsored by Pakistan. In 2008, there was direct complicity. What did Pakistan do? Did Pakistan even try to address the issues we had raised?" Sinha claimed that India had provided Pakistan with "umpteen dossiers" of evidence, but that Pakistan had failed to act.
As reported by Channel 4 News, Sinha also addressed the issue of the Indus Waters Treaty, a 1960 agreement between India and Pakistan that regulates the use of the Indus River and its tributaries. "Work on that has already begun," Sinha said. "There are four new hydropower dams which have been commissioned, to arrest the free flow of water to Pakistan. But these things are… I mean, we would not be providing every detail on public platforms because there has to be an element of surprise, there has to be an element of speculation in these activities."
Sinha also discussed India’s relationships with its allies, including the United States and China. According to Channel 4 News, Sinha stated that the US was "with us" and shared India’s anti-terror stance. However, he acknowledged that China had been "restrained" in its support for Pakistan. "We don’t have… there is a trust deficit between India and China," Sinha said. "But again, China has been pretty restrained, China has not openly supported Pakistan."
The interview with Channel 4 News highlights the ongoing tensions between India and Pakistan, and the BJP’s stance on the issue. The conflict has sparked international concern, with many countries calling for restraint and diplomacy. As reported by Channel 4 News, Pakistan has condemned India’s airstrikes as an "act of war," while India has accused Pakistan of being a "rogue terrorist state." The situation remains volatile, with both countries maintaining a strong stance on the issue.
