'Madness and warmongering': ISPR rejects Indian army chief's remarks against Pakistan
Key takeaways
- The military’s media wing issued the statement in response to recent remarks by the Indian Army Chief Upendra Dwivedi, who said that “Pakistan should decide if it desired to be part of geography and history”.
- The statement said the remarks reflected that the Indian leadership had neither reconciled with the very idea of Pakistan nor learnt lessons despite the passage of eight decades.
- According to the ISPR, such a “hubristic, jingoistic and myopic mindset” had repeatedly pushed South Asia towards wars and crises.
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Home latest pakistan world sports showbiz entertainment Royal business health Sci-Tech Food Fact Check big picture Videos shows Watch LIVE TV X Home Latest Pakistan World Sports Showbiz Fact Check big picture Videos Shows LIVE TV Pakistan 'Madness and warmongering': ISPR rejects Indian army chief's remarks against Pakistan Indian leadership remains unable to reconcile with existence of Pakistan peacefully, says military’s media wing By Web Desk | Published May 17, 2026
RAWALPINDI: The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Sunday warned that any attempt to target Pakistan could trigger consequences that would neither remain geographically confined nor be strategically or politically palatable for India.
The military’s media wing issued the statement in response to recent remarks by the Indian Army Chief Upendra Dwivedi, who said that “Pakistan should decide if it desired to be part of geography and history”.