The retired diplomat further lamented the manner in which the escalation was reported by the Western press, which he says gave scant significance to “what caused this in the first place.” In late April, anonymous sources told RT that the Indian government had sent an objection to BBC India head Jackie Martin over the British broadcaster’s use of the word “militants” to refer to the perpetrators of the terrorist attack that led to the escalation of the conflict. Speaking to RT around the same time, Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif claimed that the West is to blame for his country’s terrorism problem, which he explained stems from the “introduction of jihad” on behalf of the West during the Soviet-Afghanistan war in the 1980s.
Author: RT
Published at: 2025-05-11 20:53:37
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