Indian National Security Advisor said that increasing radicalisation in Pakistan is a major concern. “The threat is real and the threat is imminent. There is change in Pakistan and Afghanistan, particularly in Pakistan. The radicalisation of Pakistan’s society is a matter of added concern,” Doval said. We are skeptical about the abilities or the competence and the will and desire of the Pakistan government to take on and control the situation, though we would like them very much to do so,” he said.

“We want to deal with Pakistan in a way which is fair, correct, transparent,” he said, adding that India would not bend to “pressure tactics or blackmailing, or the thinking that the nuclear threshold will leave India with no option but to accept the covert war as a reality to which they don’t have any response.” “I don’t say there is an imminent threat from China or Pakistan. When I say we should be prepared, I am not talking about any immediate war. Preparedness does not mean war, it is a deterrent,” he said.

By Premji