After Asim Munir, Bilawal Bhutto Threatens India | Vantage with Palki Sharma | N18G

There's a new competition in Pakistan. It's a twist on Simon Says. You do and say whatever Simon says, or in this case, whatever Asim Munir says. The Pakistan Army chief has thrown down the gauntlet. The task is to threaten India, and he set a very high bar over the weekend. Munir threatened to nuke half the world. He also talked about blowing up dams.

No half measures there. Munir started at an 11. Now it was the turn of Pakistani politicians. First up was Bilawal Bhutto. He's threatening to wage war against India. Over what?

The waters of River Indus. India and Pakistan had a deal to share this water, but after the Pehlgam attack, India suspended the deal. New Delhi gave a clear message to Islamabad, blood and water will not flow together. But Bilawal has a problem with that.

He's urging Pakistanis to unite and take on India.

The people of this country have so much strength that if there is a war, Pakistanis to unite and take on India. Pakistan never fought this war. We always talk about peace. If you think about this kind of attack towards Sindhu, then the people of every province of Pakistan are ready to fight you.

And this is a war that you will definitely lose. Look at his tone. Certainly not befitting a wannabe prime minister. For Bilawal Bhutto, there are two goals here. First is to rally his support base. His party is called the PPP, the Pakistan People's Party. It rules the province of Sindh. That is the core of their political support.

And in Sindh, water is a key issue. Shortages were a problem even before the treaty suspension, so you can imagine the situation now. What Bilawal is doing is capitalizing on that plight. He's using water to boost his image. And secondly, he's trying to appease Munir,

though he's not doing a good job of it. Munir channeled his inner Aladdin from the dictator, but Bilawal is more like Team Rocket. And we are not the only ones saying this. Muneer's comments are worrying a lot of people, like former Pentagon official Michael Rubin.

He probably summed it up best. Rubin says Asim Muneer sounded like Osama bin Laden.

Asim Muneer is Osama bin Laden in a suit. The fact of the matter is, there is no amount of concession that can be given to Pakistan that is going to change the ideology of Assim Munir or the Pakistani elite which he represents. This is why I'm saying that Pakistan is playing a very dangerous game. And while it may sound radical, the fact that Pakistan is playing a very dangerous game. And while it may sound radical,

the fact that Pakistan is now threatening half the world with nuclear weapons, it's threatening to blow up Indian dams and so forth, is an indication that Pakistan has lost its right to be a legitimate state on the international stage.

There's a clear campaign here. New reports say Pakistan is targeting Indian diplomats in Islamabad. How? By denying them basic utilities. We're talking about things like cooking gas and water. At the High Commission, the gas pipelines are empty. Reports say supply has been cut off.

Indian staff cannot find gas cylinders either. The official vendors have stopped selling to them. So the staff is turning to the open market. Same with water. Drinking water sellers have been given clear instructions, do not sell to the Indian High Commission.

Even newspapers have been curbed. Vendors have stopped delivering papers to the high commission. Why is Pakistan doing this? Indian officials are calling it petty retaliation. And it's on point for Islamabad.

They have a history of targeting Indian diplomats, whether it's cutting off utilities or spying on them or tailing their cars. Needless to say, this is against international rules. The Geneva Convention says host countries must protect foreign diplomats.

But who are we kidding? Their army chief is threatening to nuke half the world, so this is hardly surprising. The question is, what is the end goal here? What explains this warmongering? One possible reason is to reestablish deterrence.

Pakistan's deterrence was shattered by India. Our missiles hit Pakistani bases at will, so Munir and company are working hard to restore it by constantly threatening war. Secondly, Islamabad senses a diplomatic opening. They know that Donald Trump is on their side. They also know that India's ties with the US have soured.

So maybe Islamabad is capitalizing on that. We say good luck. India does not need a godfather to take on Pakistan. Our military is more than capable. We also don't need anyone to broker a ceasefire. The Brahmos did a good job at that.

But these reckless statements do expose Pakistan's truth. Their whole existence is geared towards India, towards accusing India, towards deterring Their whole existence is geared towards India, towards accusing India, towards deterring India and towards attacking India.