Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar mocks Pakistan’s remark

New Delhi: Attributing the Myanmar operation to “change in mindset”, defence minister Manohar Parrikar on Thursday took a dig at Pakistan, saying those who “fear India’s new posture” have already started reacting.

“If the thinking pattern changes, lot of things change. You have seen for the last 2-3 days. A simple action against insurgents has changed the mindset of the full security scenario in the country,” he said addressing a seminar here.

He was speaking on the need for simplication of defence procurement procedures, which, he said, required a change in mindset. Refusing to go into details of the operation, the minister said, “Those who fear India's new posture have started reacting”. He also declined to take questions from the media on the military action.

Pakistan’s interior minister Nisar Ali Khan had on Wednesday said, “Pakistan is not like Myanmar” and warned India that his country cannot be cowed down by the threats from across the border.

His statement came in response to MoS for information and broadcasting Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore’s remarks that military action in Myanmar was a message to other countries. “I think this message is very clear to all those who harbour intentions of terror. The message is that you are no longer safe if you are attacking Indians on Indian soil,” he had said.