Pakistan warns India against attempt to alter strategic balance
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the National Command Authority retired Lt Gen Khalid Kidwai on Tuesday warned that Pakistan could review its deployment options to restore strategic balance in South Asia, saying India was moving towards a more prepared, potentially first-use capable nuclear posture. “Pakistan never has and never will accept strategic imbalances to be induced in South Asia,” Mr Kidwai said…
Retired Lieutenant General Khalid Kidwai warned on Tuesday that Pakistan would review its deployment options to restore the strategic balance in South Asia, as India reportedly moved towards a more prepared nuclear posture. Kidwai, speaking at the second Islamabad Non-Proliferation Conference, emphasized that Pakistan will not accept strategic imbalances in the region.
He pointed to India's deployment of nuclear warheads on a submarine and missile modernization as developments that challenge India's declared No-First-Use policy. Kidwai also expressed concerns about the absence of advance notification for Indian submarine-launched ballistic missile tests, which could increase the risk of miscalculation during a crisis.
He underscored Pakistan's Full Spectrum Deterrence policy and urged India to understand its implications. Lt Gen Sarfraz Sattar added that the 2025 conflict between the nuclear-armed neighbors demonstrated how quickly conventional hostilities could escalate, raising doubts about India's No-First-Use declaration and its deterrence posture.
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