Statement issued by the Official Spokesperson on Pakistan’s plan to carry out missile tests : 24 May2002
We have been informed by Pakistan that it plans to carry out a series of missile tests comprising short andmedium range missiles, and that appropriate notifications have been issued for these tests, which arescheduled between May 25 and 28. This is routine and not central to the current situation.
What is and what we would expect and judge by is the specific action taken by the Government of Pakistan tostop cross-border infiltration and terrorism, to dismantle the training camps for terrorists, to destroy thesupport and financing structures for the terrorist networks, and to show conclusively that it has abandonedits use and promotion of terrorism as an instrument of State policy.
That is why the Government of India is not particularly impressed by these missile antics, clearly targeted atthe domestic audience in Pakistan.
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Statement Issued On May 26:
We have already said earlier that we are not impressed by these missile antics,particularly when all that is demonstrated is borrowed or imported ability. What is important is for theinternational community to understand clearly the actual mindset of the Pakistani leadership.
