'Diplomacy and duplicity can't go together': AAP's Raghav Chadha shreds Pakistan at London forum

AAP MP Raghav Chadha lauded India's Operation Sindoor after the Pahalgam attack. (File/PTI)

Aam Aadmi Party leader and Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha made a strong case against Pakistan for its strategy of harbouring terrorists and using it as a tool to target Indian civilians and armed forces personnel.

Speaking at the 'Ideas for India' conference in London, UK, Chadha urged the world to reassess the financial support Pakistan receives as aid and bailouts which are in turn used to fund attacks against India.

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"We should have a re-look the way we fund Pakistan. Why is the IMF giving bailouts to Pakistan one after another? Where is the money going?...I personally feel that the money is going to funding nefarious activities and designs of the regime. So, I think it's high time that the world realises that lies and loans cannot go together, diplomacy and duplicity of Pakistan cannot go together, blood and water cannot flow together, and terror and tolerance cannot be together," he said.

Chadha also backed Operation Sindoor, India's response in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack, and said that cross-border strikes and demolishing terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan is no longer an exception but will be the expectation if Pakistan indulges in sponsoring, aiding and abetting terrorism within India.

"India responded (to the Pahalgam attack) in a non-escalatory, precise, measured, calculated swift response where cross-border strikes were made and terror infrastructure across the border, not civilians or military bases, was brought down. I think this has become a new normal," he said.

The Pahalgam attack, and India's response to it, also demonstrated India's strategic autonomy as India did not go about seeking consent to retaliate from its partner nations but instead told them that India's wish for peace should not be seen as our weakness.

"I think it becomes very important that we highlight that at a forum like this in the UK, which is that India's strategic autonomy is also reflected in the fact that in the aftermath of the most cowardly attack in Pahalgam where 26 civilians were butchered, India did go around town seeking consent to retaliate.

"India told its worthy partners in the world that we are all for peace but don't mistake our peacefulness for our weakness. While we extend the hand of friendship but if you indulge in misadventures, that hand of friendship can very quickly become the fist of retribution and as a result, India responded," he said.

Chadha was speaking at an event organized by UK-based think tank, Bridge India, where he put forth his perspectives during a discussion on 'India in a multipolar world'.

Stressing on India's military power that was displayed during Operation Sindoor, Chadha said that the nation's recent defence advancements, as exemplified by the successful execution of Operation Sindoor, have showcased its growing self-reliance and technological prowess.

"Operation Sindoor not only demonstrated India's tactical military success but also served as a powerful endorsement of its indigenous defence capabilities," Chadha said.