On Wednesday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) harshly criticised the latest comments made by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, characterising them as “inflammatory” and indicative of a more general pattern of historical revisionism, internal repression, and forceful posturing.
According to the Foreign Office statement, Modi’s remarks were a “troubling departure from international norms” and underlined the discrepancy between India’s regional behaviour and its global ambitions.
Describing recent cross-border events as part of a “deliberate war strategy” instead of simple proxy warfare, the Indian PM sharpened his rhetoric against Pakistan. Speaking Tuesday at a ceremony in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, Modi said that should acts of war arise, India would react “accordingly.”
“It is unfortunate, though not totally unexpected, that the Indian Prime Minister has, once again, set aside the continuous project of historical revisionism and the internal repression of minorities to deliver yet another inflammatory monologue,” MOFA statement said.
The FO especially noted the references to water, a shared resource under treaty responsibilities made by the Indian premier.
Claiming that past Indian governments had neglected dam upkeep and water infrastructure, Modi had said that the Indus Waters Treaty and the water resource challenges in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) had been “put in abeyance.”
“His references to weaponising water, a shared, treaty-bound resource, reflect a disturbing departure from international norms and a stark contrast between India’s behaviour in the region and its declared global ambitions.”
MOFA said further that “the Indian government is linked to extraterritorial assassinations and foreign subversion,” and characterised India’s government in Jammu and Kashmir as one marked by “systematic repression.”
“It is ironic that such a state now attempts to claim the mantle of victimhood,” the ministry said, charging the present Indian government of encouraging “Mob violence, hate campaigns,’s targeting of religious minorities.”
Pakistan encouraged India to follow the “core principles of international order,” which comprise respect of sovereignty, treaty commitments, and moderation in rhetoric and behaviour. The warning advised, “Jingoism may stir applause on the campaign trail, but it undermines long-term peace and stability.”
The minister ended with urging young people of India to avoid divisive politics and instead help to shape a future marked by dignity, rationality, and regional collaboration.
Despite a ceasefire reached by Islamabad and New Delhi during the last impasse between the two countries, the Indian minister has been making nasty comments directed towards Pakistan.
Targeting militant camps connected to the Pahalgam attack in against the killing of tourists in the IIOJK, the nuclear-armed nations engaged in a brief but deadly conflict after India launched unprovoked missile strikes inside the Pakistani territory on the night of May 6 and 7.
Among the Pakistani residents slain by the Indian attacks were women and children.
Among several policies directed against Pakistan, New Delhi also unilaterally suspended the World Bank’s 1960 negotiated Indus Waters Treaty (IWT).
Targeting many Indian military installations across several areas, the Pakistan armed forces responded measuredly and under control, calling their military strike “Operation Bunyan-um-Marsoos”.
Along with scores of drones, Pakistan Air Force destroyed six Indian fighter jets, three Rafales. At least 87 hours later, the war—started by India—ended on May 10 under a truce deal mediated by the United States.
