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India dismisses Musharraf`s remarks on nuke war
New Delhi, Dec 30: India today dismissed as nothing new Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf`s remarks that he was prepared to use nuclear weapons if India crossed into its territory earlier this year during heightened tensions, and that he changed his tune after being spoken to by western powers.
New Delhi, Dec 30: India today dismissed as nothing new Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's remarks that he was prepared to use nuclear weapons if India crossed into its territory earlier this year during heightened tensions, and
that he changed his tune after being spoken to by western
powers.
In June too, Musharraf spoke in a similar vain but reversed his stand within days after US Secretary of State Colin Powell and British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw told him not to exacerbate the situation, sources said.
In Islamabad, Musharraf told Pakistani Air Force veterans that he had personally conveyed messages to the Indian Prime Minister through international leaders who came to Pakistan that "if Indian troops moved a single step across the International Border or Line of Control, they should not expect a conventional war from Pakistan."
In the wake of the December 13 attack on Parliament, tensions between India and Pakistan peaked earlier this year with both countries mobilising their troops along the Line of Control and the International Border.
The US and other key interlocutors have been urging both New Delhi and Islamabad to resume their dialogue in the interest of peace and stability of the region.
India has stuck to its stand that unless Pakistan took concrete steps to stop cross-border terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir and other parts, it was meaningless to be engaged in such an exercise.
Bureau Report
In June too, Musharraf spoke in a similar vain but reversed his stand within days after US Secretary of State Colin Powell and British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw told him not to exacerbate the situation, sources said.
In Islamabad, Musharraf told Pakistani Air Force veterans that he had personally conveyed messages to the Indian Prime Minister through international leaders who came to Pakistan that "if Indian troops moved a single step across the International Border or Line of Control, they should not expect a conventional war from Pakistan."
In the wake of the December 13 attack on Parliament, tensions between India and Pakistan peaked earlier this year with both countries mobilising their troops along the Line of Control and the International Border.
The US and other key interlocutors have been urging both New Delhi and Islamabad to resume their dialogue in the interest of peace and stability of the region.
India has stuck to its stand that unless Pakistan took concrete steps to stop cross-border terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir and other parts, it was meaningless to be engaged in such an exercise.
Bureau Report