Islamabad: A Pakistan based think-tank specializing in defence has alleged that New Delhi is widening the spectrum of conflict against Islamabad and warned that Pak's response has been undermined by country's poor governance.
Referring to Indian attempts to disturb Pakistan's sub-conventional stability by sponsoring terrorism in the country, President of Strategic Vision Institute (SVI) Dr. Zafar Iqbal Cheema said that India is trying to contain and squeeze Pakistan in terms of its foreign relations, economy and security.
Speaking at the conclusion of a three-day seminar on ‘National Security, Deterrence and Regional Stability in South Asia’ on Wednesday, Cheema said," "Pakistan is militarily well equipped to maintain an adequate conventional and nuclear deterrence equilibrium vis-a-vis India. There are no major worries in military or nuclear realm as far as Pakistan's preparedness is concerned for dealing with threats from India."
But he expressed his concern over the non-military challenges and the threat emanating from India.
"There is a consensus that the country is suffering from poor governance which does not enable us to deal with non-military challenges to national security," he said.
Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal of Quaid-i-Azam University in his presentation too expressed the concern that India was focused on encircling Pakistan.
He said that Modi’s recent visits to Saudi Arabia, Iran, Afghanistan and upcoming trips to Qatar and the US indicated Indian government’s policy direction and priorities.
Another scholar Dr Rizwana Abbasi noted that Pakistan’s diplomatic efforts for breaking out of the encirclement were lacking.
