"Pakistan lost on battlefield, diplomatic front...": BJP MP Nishikant Dubey

New Delhi [India], June 10 (ANI): BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, who was part of a delegation led by senior party leader Baijayant Panda, took aim at Pakistan and stated that the country has suffered setbacks both on the battlefield and in the diplomatic front, implying that it has faced repeated defeats--not only in its military confrontations but also in its efforts to gather international support.
'Pakistan has lost on the battlefield and diplomatic front,' Dubey said, pointing to the country's diminishing support among traditionally close allies.
Speaking to ANI about the all-party delegation visit, Nishikant Dubey said, 'Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the central government decided that seven all-party delegations would travel to key partner countries to convey India's message of zero tolerance against terrorism following the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor. Our delegation visited Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait and Algeria under the leadership of BJP MP Baijayant Panda.'
The BJP MP said, 'Saudi Arabia is against terrorism. It is following the policy of zero tolerance. I am reiterating that Pakistan has lost on the battlefield and the diplomatic front. It is troubled on the diplomatic front, which is also why the Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif had to visit Saudi Arabia.'
Dubey also spoke about Operation Sindoor and said, 'After Operation Sindoor was launched, PM Modi gave a free hand to the armed forces to retaliate against the terrorists in response to the terror attack in Pahalgam on April 22. We had 'Made in India' weapons such as the BrahMos and Akash missiles in India. We targeted terrorist bases in Pakistan. We saw how the Pakistani army attended funerals of the terrorists, reflecting that their military and terrorists were the same. We clarified that trade and blood cannot go together.'
Asked about India's cessation of hostilities with Pakistan, Nishikant Dubey said, 'India does not want to go towards war. India is the country of Lord Buddha and Mahatma Gandhi, but this does not mean that we are weak. We have shown the world that we are not only the fourth largest economy today, but we are also very strong strategically.'
'..If Pakistan does not agree now, then there will be no talks with anyone, there will be a direct attack...All countries are united against the issue of terrorism,' Dubey said.
The all-party delegation led by BJP MP Baijayant Panda concluded its four-country visit and returned to India on June 2.
The delegation, led by Panda, includes BJP MPs Nishikant Dubey, Phangnon Konyak and Rekha Sharma; AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi; Satnam Singh Sandhu and Ghulam Nabi Azad; and former Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla.
The delegation, during their visit, briefed the international partners on India's response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor, its broader fight against cross-border terrorism, while engaging with leaders in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Algeria.
Earlier, Panda said that India's appeal to place Pakistan back on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list is gaining significant resonance globally, emphasising the role of illicit financing in fuelling terrorism.
Panda highlighted Pakistan's misuse of funds for terrorism and its military, noting that the other Islamic countries had taken a strong stand against any kind of fundamentalism in their country.
'Pakistan is not interested in improving itself or helping its people. They have diverted the money for terrorism and its army and looted it. Two things fuel terrorism. One is ideology and the other is illicit finance... Ideology-wise, these Islamic countries have taken a strong stand... They do not permit any kind of fundamentalism from their soil... Financing part is the other aspect,' Panda stated.
'Pakistan, for many years, was under FATF, which monitored the legitimate use of funding, and thus there was a period of lull in terrorism... For the last couple of years, they have been released from the grey list, and now they are operating freely... Our appeal to them that Pakistan should be kept on the FATF grey list is getting a lot of resonance. The world is committed to not tolerating terrorism anymore,' he added.
Greylisting Pakistan by the FATF will limit its access to international loans. Pakistan was included in the grey list in 2018 and removed from it in 2022. India has stated that it will leave no stone unturned to bring Pakistan onto the grey list again. (ANI)

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