Pakistan, China Cannot Preach Peace While Nurturing Terror; Islamabad’s Indus Conference Was a Failed Propaganda Exercise: Gaurav
JK News Today
Jammu, July 2: BJP Spokesperson and Convenor, International Affairs, Gaurav Gupta, on Thursday launched a blistering attack on Pakistan and China, accusing the two countries of using the so-called International Indus Waters Treaty Conference in Islamabad as a platform to spread anti-India propaganda while deliberately ignoring Pakistan’s decades-long sponsorship of cross-border terrorism.
Gaurav Gupta said the conference, attended by nearly 112 delegates, including Pakistani ministers, diplomats, legal experts, academics and foreign participants, was nothing more than a desperate attempt to internationalise a bilateral issue and deflect global attention from Pakistan’s collapsing credibility on terrorism. He said the presence of Pakistan’s top leadership, including Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Ishaq Dar and other ministers, only exposed Islamabad’s coordinated campaign to mislead the international community after India rightfully decided to keep the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance following repeated Pakistan-sponsored terrorist attacks.
Gaurav Gupta asserted that Pakistan cannot expect the benefits of normal bilateral arrangements while continuing to export terrorism into India. “India’s position is crystal clear terror and talks cannot go together, terror and trade cannot go together, and blood and water cannot flow together. Pakistan has systematically violated the spirit of peaceful coexistence through decades of state-sponsored terrorism. It has therefore forfeited any moral right to lecture India on international obligations,” he said.
Referring to Pakistan’s repeated allegations that India is “weaponising water”, Gaurav Gupta said such claims are a calculated attempt to play the victim before the international community while concealing the real reason behind the present situation. He said it was Pakistan’s unwavering support to terrorist organisations responsible for repeated attacks on Indian civilians and security forces, including the Pahalgam terror attack, that compelled India to reassess its treaty obligations in the interest of national security.
Launching a sharp attack on China, Gaurav Gupta said Beijing’s open endorsement of Pakistan’s narrative at the conference once again exposed the strategic nexus between the two countries. He said China has repeatedly protected Pakistan-based terrorists at international forums and therefore has no credibility to lecture India on international law, regional stability or responsible conduct. “China’s support for Pakistan is driven purely by geopolitical interests and not by any genuine concern for peace or international norms,” he said.
Gaurav Gupta also criticised those within India who have once again begun advocating unconditional dialogue with Pakistan. He said such voices ignore the immense sacrifices made by India’s security forces and innocent civilians who continue to bear the brunt of Pakistan-sponsored terrorism. “Peace cannot be built on the graves of terror victims. Dialogue without dismantling Pakistan’s terror infrastructure amounts to legitimising terrorism and emboldening its sponsors,” he asserted.
Reiterating the Narendra Modi government’s uncompromising stand, Gaurav Gupta said India will neither succumb to diplomatic pressure nor be influenced by coordinated propaganda orchestrated by Pakistan and backed by China. He said India’s sovereignty, national security and strategic interests remain non-negotiable, and any future engagement with Pakistan can only begin after it completely dismantles its terror ecosystem and abandons the policy of using terrorism as an instrument of statecraft.
“Pakistan must understand that the era of blackmailing India through terrorism while demanding dialogue is over. New India responds with strength, not submission. No propaganda conference, no foreign endorsement and no manufactured narrative can dilute India’s resolve to protect its sovereignty and its people,” Gaurav Gupta said.
