India has jabbed Pakistan straight in its heart: Foreign affairs expert

Foreign Affairs expert Robinder Sachdev has weighed in on three major developments following heightened tensions between India and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharifs acknowledgement of an Indian missile strike on Nur Khan Airbase Indias evolving retaliatory doctrine and the governments decision to send an allparty delegation abroad to counter Pakistans global narrativeIn a series of remarks during an interview with ANI Sachdev outlined the strategic significance of the strike emphasised Indias firm security posture and welcomed the move to engage international stakeholders through unified political outreachIn a development that has sharpened regional fault lines Sachdev has said that Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharifs public admission of an Indian missile strike on the Nur Khan Airbase marks a significant escalation and represents a direct hit to Pakistans military nerve centreFor Shehbaz Sharif to acknowledge the fact that Indias missile hit Nur Khan Airbase is a big thing Chaklala Nur Khan Airbase is a terrorist hub it is right next to Islamabad International Airport All VVIP flights of the Air Force military chiefs Prime Ministers fly out from here The Pakistan Air Force has a Coordination Hub located there as well as the Intelligence Gathering Unit this area is the nerve centre of the Pakistan Air Force The fact that Shehbaz Sharif is confirming an attack on this area indicates that India has jabbed Pakistan straight in its heart 2 cars have come under attack as well as an oil tanker as well as other things To acknowledge this is a great deal and this indicates that India has immense precision and reach and that this is a clear message to the country it is a big statement Sachdev saidHe emphasised that the area is not just symbolically important but houses critical infrastructure of the Pakistani military The admission by Sharif he said not only affirms Indias precision capabilities but also demonstrates a firm shift in New Delhis security posture one that does not shy away from hitting highvalue military targets when provokedTurning to Indias overall messaging to Pakistan Sachdev asserted that the time for ambiguity is over and a firm retaliatory doctrine is now in play The end game is that Pakistan must learn that they need to live and let live As long as we are living we will let them live If they do something like this we will not ignore it he said during the interview with ANIHe continued How and when this is achieved depends on Pakistans ruling elite and their behaviour and understanding towards where they cannot go when and where that path will show if we need to sit down for these discussions or not will be seen by our governments These talks will happen on a bilateral basis However Pakistan will have to realise that they need to live and let live Enough is enough it has been long that they have been making others lives difficult Until Pakistan reaches this understanding unfortunately it is a long road We will follow our doctrine of titfortat plus If you hit us once we will hit back equally but harderSachdev made it clear that New Delhis response to provocations would be measured but uncompromising if India is attacked it will respond harder The titfortat plus policy reflects an evolved security doctrine with more assertive posturing than in previous yearsAddressing Indias move to dispatch an allparty delegation abroad to counter Pakistans narrative Sachdev welcomed the step and said it should have been undertaken earlier Whatever messages Pakistan has spread about Kashmir around the world as well as India are mere misunderstandings World leaders know the truth behind these claims governments know about these claims The American government the British government the UAE they know however the mass populations of these countries dont know much about it They feel that something negative is always going on that there are a lot of conflicts in India Things are reported in the same way in the Western media as well Sachdev said to ANIThis kind of an allparty delegation is extremely important because they will meet with multiple alternate opinion leaders over there as well as lawmakers and think tanks and media and will present Indias situation in front of them and this is a very important step This move should have been taken by Indias government before but the recent atrocity calls strongly for it See our embassies are already working on this but other than the embassies when the United Front is a bigger message It is not just the current ruling party in the government that is calling for this no the entire country including the Opposition is saying that what Pakistan is doing with India is something that we cannot tolerate and that Pakistan will have to change its ways The worlds governments are putting pressure on Pakistan from different angles I think this is a crucial moveSachdev concluded that the allparty nature of the delegation sends a powerful signal to international observers 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