Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday strongly dismissed recent remarks by India’s National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, saying the language reflected hate-mongering driven by “imagined historical vendettas” rather than responsible statecraft.
The Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi said Pakistan had taken note of the comments made by Doval during a public address to young delegates in India earlier this week.
He said such rhetoric undermines responsible diplomacy and threatens regional stability.
“We have seen the reports on remarks made by the National Security Advisor of India. Such rhetoric is hardly surprising coming from camouflaged hate-mongers, for whom imagined historical vendettas are a substitute for responsible statecraft,” Andrabi said.
The reaction followed Doval’s speech at the Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue on January 10, where he spoke about India’s colonial past and used the word “avenge” while discussing the country’s future direction.
He cited figures such as Mahatma Gandhi, Subhash Chandra Bose and Bhagat Singh and said their struggles should guide India’s path.
However, a RSS follower, the parent organization of the BJP currently ruling India, killed Mahatma Gandhi because of his soft stance on minorities. Therefore, hate speech under BJP rule has increased exponentially, targeting minorities by criticizing their religion, race, ethnicity, and now even their history.
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