Ex-Pakistani PM assistant: India seeks regional hegemony

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00:00So you say India orchestrated this by itself.

00:04I mean, why would India do that?

00:06What would be their motive?

00:07Well, India has been planning to, you know, be the big brother of the region for a long time.

00:14And unfortunately, in this regard, it has had the support of some Western countries also

00:20in the larger game of containing China.

00:23And Pakistan is a bulwark in the achievement of that aim.

00:30On the part of the Indian government and the state of India.

00:34Consequently, you know, weakening Pakistan so that it is forced to, given to Indian hegemony in the region,

00:41basically is one of the principal objectives of India's foreign policy.

00:45As I said, supported by some of the Western countries also.

00:48But, you know, being, you know, placed in this region, obviously, you know, we have relations with other countries.

00:54And we have consistently taken the position that we will never accept India's hegemony in this part of the world.

01:02And this is something, you know, which is not palatable for them.

01:05And they, from time to time, have indulged in adventurism.

01:08And this is the latest of the series of adventurisms that they have indulged in in the last, you know, six, seven, seven and a half decades.

01:16And this is the latest of the series of adventurism that they have been in the last, you know, six, seven and a half decades.