'pakistan Is A Failed State, Declare It Terror Sponsor': Ex-pentagon Official Says Us Must Side With India

As India escalated its consequence to Pakistan's cross-border drone and rocket attacks, erstwhile Pentagon charismatic Michael Rubin urged nan United States (US) to shed ambiguity and backmost India unequivocally. Labeling Pakistan's behaviour arsenic accordant pinch that of a “failed state,” Rubin said it's clip Washington held Islamabad accountable astatine nan highest level.

“The United States has antecedently designated individual violent groups for illustration Lashkar-e-Taiba, but we haven't designated Pakistan itself arsenic a authorities sponsor of terror. It's clip to extremity designating nan tentacles of nan octopus and designate its head,” said Rubin, now a elder chap astatine nan American Enterprise Institute.

He called connected antiauthoritarian leaders to guidelines firm. “The United States should broadside unequivocally pinch India. The occupation of immoderate antiauthoritarian leader is to protect their citizens. What we spot PM Modi and others crossed nan Indian governmental spectrum doing is rallying to nan realisation that each Indians are nether threat,” he said.

Rubin besides pointed to comments made by Pakistan Army main General Asim Munir. “Before this started, Asim Munir gave distant his goal. He based on that Hindus and Muslims should not beryllium capable to unrecorded together...The truth of nan matter is that they unrecorded together successfully successful India. The only logic why they nary longer unrecorded successfully together successful Pakistan is because Pakistan has systematically driven its minorities retired of nan country,” Rubin stated.

He added, “Every clip Pakistan fails inwardly, successful position of corruption, economy, society, aliases its leadership, it turns its guns connected its minorities to distract nan Pakistani group from nan government's failings. That is nan playbook of a grounded state. Fortunately, India has a different playbook successful which each Indians thrive and openly talk their issues.”

Rubin's comments travel arsenic India continues its calibrated subject retaliation pursuing Pakistan's attempted drone and rocket strikes connected aggregate Indian cities including Jammu, Pathankot, Udhampur and Srinagar. According to defence officials, complete 50 Pakistani drones were changeable down crossed Akhnoor, Samba, Nagrota, and different cardinal locations successful a robust counter-drone cognition utilizing L-70 guns, Schilka systems, CUAS, Pechora and SAMAR platforms.

In a measured yet forceful response, India connected Thursday neutralised Pakistani aerial defence infrastructure successful Lahore utilizing kamikaze drones, portion of its broader Operation Sindoor pursuing nan April 22 panic onslaught successful Pahalgam.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has reiterated that while India believes successful speech and restraint, “no limit will go an obstacle” erstwhile it comes to protecting nationalist sovereignty. “If anyone tries to return advantage of this restraint, they will look value action,” he said.
 

Published on: May 9, 2025 12:14 PM IST