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<p data-start="84" data-end="346"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;">Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi&rsquo;s firm warning against &ldquo;nuclear blackmail&rdquo; by Pakistan, the BJP has come down heavily on the Congress party, accusing it of compromising India&rsquo;s nuclear doctrine and placing national security at risk.</span></p>
<p data-start="348" data-end="599"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">BJP leader Amit Malviya, who heads the party&rsquo;s National Information and Technology Department, criticised former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi&rsquo;s approach to foreign policy, calling it &ldquo;weak-kneed&rdquo; and driven by a &ldquo;misplaced faith in goodwill diplomacy.&rdquo;</span></p>
<p data-start="601" data-end="1013"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">In a social media post, Malviya stated, &ldquo;Strong leadership means safeguarding sovereignty, not exposing vulnerabilities.&rdquo; He pointed to the 1988 nuclear agreement between India and Pakistan &mdash; the &lsquo;Agreement on the Prohibition of Attack against Nuclear Installations and Facilities&rsquo; &mdash; signed by Rajiv Gandhi and then Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, as a key example of Congress&rsquo;s flawed strategic choices.</span></p>
<p data-start="1015" data-end="1486"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Though officially described as a confidence-building measure, Malviya claimed the agreement effectively exposed India&rsquo;s nuclear infrastructure to an adversary that has long supported terrorism. &ldquo;Under this agreement, India and Pakistan exchange lists of nuclear installations every year to avoid pre-emptive strikes and reduce the risk of escalation. While noble in theory, this transparency has existed despite wars, terror attacks, and diplomatic breakdowns,&rdquo; he noted.</span></p>
<p data-start="1488" data-end="1695"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">The BJP leader argued that the move weakened India&rsquo;s strategic edge at a critical time and reflected a broader trend within the Congress party of prioritising global optics over the country's security needs.</span></p>
<p data-start="1697" data-end="1900"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">&ldquo;This is a stark reminder of how Congress repeatedly chose symbolic gestures over safeguarding national interest,&rdquo; Malviya said. &ldquo;True leadership lies in protecting our sovereignty, not compromising it.&rdquo;</span></p>
<p data-start="1902" data-end="2294"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">His remarks come on the heels of PM Modi&rsquo;s recent address to the nation after the success of Operation Sindoor, where he outlined a renewed national security doctrine. The three foundational elements of this doctrine, according to Modi, are: swift and decisive retaliation on India&rsquo;s terms, zero tolerance for nuclear blackmail, and treating terrorists and their sponsors as one and the same.</span></p>
<p data-start="2296" data-end="2519" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node=""><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Prime Minister&rsquo;s strong message has drawn attention globally, with international media, highlighting his declaration that India would no longer accept nuclear threats from Pakistan in any form.</span></p>
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Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s approach to foreign policy

Amit Malviya accuses Congress of compromising national security with 1988 Indo-Pak nuclear deal

BJP Slams Congress for Weakening India’s Nuclear Stand

Amit Malviya accuses Congress of compromising national security with 1988 Indo-Pak nuclear deal

May 25, 2025 | 16:07 IST