India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Monday strongly rebuked Pakistan Army Chief (Field Marshal) Asim Munir’s recent nuclear threat made during an event in the United States. The MEA labeled it “nuclear sabre-rattling,” stating it has become Pakistan’s stock-in-trade, and expressed regret that such remarks were made from the soil of a friendly third country.

The MEA further urged the international community to draw its own conclusions on the inherent irresponsibility of Munir’s statement, which intensified long-standing concerns about the state of Pakistan’s nuclear command and control - especially given the military’s well-known entanglements with terror groups.

India reaffirmed that it will not succumb to nuclear blackmail and will take all necessary measures to safeguard its national security.

The remarks have deepened global anxieties surrounding South Asia’s nuclear stability, with critics pointing to the reckless posturing from leadership as symptomatic of broader institutional instability.