‘Pakistan must be disappointed…’: Ex-member of National Security Advisory Board Tilak Devasher

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Gurugram (Haryana), May 7, 2025 (ANI): Former member of National Security Advisory Board Tilak Devasher said that in the case of China's statement, the only thing which will be music to Pakistan is the use of the word “regrettable.”He further said, “The international community has been very supportive of India. Everybody realises that India had to react because 26 of our innocent people were killed cold-bloodedly, and in a communal manner... They all realise that you cannot mess around with a country of the size and stature of India and then expect that nothing will happen... In the case of China's statement, the only thing which will be music to Pakistan is the use of the word regrettable. Other than that, it's a bland statement. I think Pakistan must be disappointed with the statement that China has made. In fact, Turkey made a much stronger statement...”

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00:00The name of the Operation Sindhoor, I think, was a fantastic name.

00:03This has demolished a lot of the doctrines that Pakistan was harboring,

00:08that they can continue to bleed India through terrorism, and that India will not react.

00:12Two women officers briefing the media, and we have Operation Sindhoor.

00:19So that significance, you know, the huge significance.

00:24President Trump's statement is very clear that, you know, India has done what it needed to do,

00:29and then he hopes there will be no escalation.

00:31In the case of China, the only thing which will be music to Pakistan here is to use the word regrettable.

00:37You have observed, India launches Operation Sindhoor.

00:41Precision strike hit nine terror camps in Pakistan, occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

00:46First of all, your opening statement on it, sir.

00:49So first thing first, the name of the Operation Sindhoor, I think, was a fantastic name.

00:54You know, as per the Indian culture and civilization, the meaning of Sindhoor and what it means to married women in our civilization.

01:05So the government has articulated those feelings that those poor ladies whose husbands were killed in front of their eyes,

01:13what it means to them.

01:14So I think that's an amazing title of the operation that was given.

01:19So again, I think India has gone beyond, you know, the Pakistan's doctrine that terror under the nuclear overhang,

01:29or without a conventional response, we can continue to do that.

01:32We had established deterrence after Balakot, but that deterrence seems to have broken down.

01:37Pakistan decided to gamble once again to resort to terrorism, and India has demolished that belief.

01:44And not one, not two, but nine camps have been struck in the so-called, you know, in POJK, as well as in mainstream Punjab.

01:55So whether it's, you know, the snake pits of Muridke and Bhawalpur and other camps have been struck.

02:01And the Indian armed forces have taken care that only the terror camps have been struck,

02:10no military installation has been struck, and no civilian targets have been struck.

02:13So I think this has demolished a lot of the doctrines that Pakistan was harboring,

02:18that they can continue to bleed India through terrorism, and that India will not react.

02:22Earlier today also, Secretary Vikram Misri, along with Colonel Sophia Qureshi and Wing Commander Yomika Singh,

02:31has addressed a press conference where they have mentioned the line of action, how it was carried out.

02:39What would you like to say on that?

02:40So there again, you know, two women officers briefing the media, and we have Operation Sindhu.

02:48So there's significance, you know, the huge significance.

02:53And I think it was a very crisp, to-the-point briefing.

02:57They elucidated what were the aims, what were the objectives, what are the targets.

03:03And the summary was given by the Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, who summed up the situation extremely well.

03:10So I think extremely, very well-articulated press conference, very professional,

03:14and put across India's point of view for the international community very well.

03:19Sir, now Operation Sindhu, how do you see Pakistan is going to react, in your point of view?

03:26Yeah. So, you know, Pakistan being Pakistan, will certainly react.

03:30And I think the reaction will be within 24 to 36 hours.

03:34But Pakistan's problem is going to be, what targets do they pick in India?

03:40There are no terror training camps in India.

03:42So what do they target?

03:44If they target civilian population, if they target military targets,

03:47then India will go up the escalatory ladder and will hit them back.

03:52So it is, but it is necessary for them to hit, because for Aasem Munir,

03:57when he carried out this Behlgaam attack, he thought that India will attack, retaliate militarily,

04:02like after Balakot and Ori, they will retaliate and the matter will be settled.

04:06But in the process, he would have united the country behind him,

04:10because he is on the back foot, because they are not able to control the situation in Balochistan or in Kaivar Pakhtunkhwa.

04:17So he thought this, putting the tensions with India, will help him consolidate his own position in Pakistan.

04:24Now he is in a very weak wicket, because first India has responded through the non-kinetic measure of stopping the water of the Indus,

04:30which is hurting them, and will hurt them much more in the future.

04:34So he has to respond militarily.

04:36So what target does he respond to?

04:39I just hope they are not foolish enough to target a dam, you know,

04:43because the water of the dam will flow into Pakistan, it won't flow back into India.

04:48So he must be wondering, or like what they did after Balakot,

04:52that they fire a missile which lands in an area which is not populated,

04:56somewhere in the Rajasthan Desert or somewhere else.

04:59So Pakistan will react within 24 to 36 hours,

05:04but what target they choose will decide whether we go up the escalation ladder

05:10or the situation gets diffused down.

05:13Sir, another question would be India's positioning as of now, after the operations endured.

05:21Where do you think in the world spectrum, where does India stand with this?

05:25I think the international community has been very supportive of India.

05:28Everybody realizes that, you know, India had to react because of the terrorist incidents.

05:32After all, 26 of our innocent people have been killed in a cold-blooded manner and in a communal manner after asking their religion.

05:41So there is a lot of sympathy for India and I think the international community also understands.

05:46Yes, publicly they will make the noises like exercise restraint, open negotiations, talk,

05:52but they all realize that, you know, you cannot mess around with a country of the size and stature of India

05:58and then expect that nothing will happen.

06:00And this talk in the case of Pakistan that we are ready for a neutral inquiry and a transparent inquiry,

06:07everybody has said nothing of the sort, you know, that you have to face the consequences of what you have done.

06:13I was just going to ask, my next question would be, US President Donald Trump has also made a statement saying it's a shame,

06:20but we just heard about it and I guess people knew something was going to happen based on the little bit past that they have.

06:27I hope it ends very quickly.

06:30While the US President has made the statement like this,

06:32China has termed India's airstrike in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir regrettable

06:38and urged both sides to exercise restraint and avoid further escalation.

06:42Yeah, so President Trump's statement is very clear that, you know, India has done what it needed to do

06:49and then he hopes there will be no escalation.

06:52In the case of China, the only thing which will be music to Pakistan's ears is to use the word regrettable.

06:59Other than that, it's a bland statement that both sides should exercise restraint.

07:02I think Pakistan is going to be disappointed with the statement that China has made.

07:07In fact, Turkey has made a much stronger statement.

07:10But China's statement, Pakistan is going to be disappointed.

‘Pakistan must be disappointed…’: Ex-member of National Security Advisory Board Tilak Devasher

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