Kapoor's comments confirm India's 'hegemonic' N-doctrine: Pak

Rezaul H Laskar

Islamabad, Nov 24 (PTI) Pakistan on Tuesday claimed the
Indian Army Chief's comments about the possibility of a
limited war under a nuclear overhang were a reflection of the
"hegemonic thrust" of India's nuclear doctrine.

Indian Army chief Gen Deepak Kapoor's remarks "only
reaffirm India's dangerous and offensive nuclear doctrine,"
Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit said in a statement.

Basit was responding to a question about Kapoor's comment
at a seminar in New Delhi on Monday that "a limited war under
a nuclear overhang is still very much a reality in the Indian
subcontinent".

The spokesman alleged that India has for "long been
working on the so-called Cold Start strategy and preparing for
a limited war against Pakistan".

Kapoor's statement "confirms the hegemonic thrust of
India's nuclear doctrine," he claimed.

The international community "should take notice of Gen
Kapoor's remarks and India's long-term intentions", Basit
said. "Major powers have a particular responsibility in this
regard. They should refrain from steps that in any manner
negatively affect the strategic balance in South Asia," he
added. PTI RHL
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