'Illegal Nuclear Activities...': How India Reacted to Trump’s Pak N-Test Remark

New Delhi: India on Friday said it has taken note of President Donald Trump's comments on Pakistan's nuclear testing, stating that clandestine and illegal nuclear activities are in keeping with Pakistan’s history. India has consistently drawn the attention of the international community to these aspects of Pakistan's record.In an official response, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Official Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, "Clandestine and illegal nuclear activities are in keeping with Pakistan’s history, which is centered around decades of smuggling, export control violations, secret partnerships, the AQ Khan network, and further proliferation. India has always drawn the attention of the international community to these aspects of Pakistan’s record. In this

backdrop, we have taken note of President Trump’s comment about Pakistan’s nuclear testing."

What MEA said on Donald Trump's India Visit

On US President Donald Trump's plan to visit India next year, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, "As far as the comments of President Trump regarding his visit to India is concerned, I do not have anything on this to share. I will let you know when I have something to share with you."

What MEA said on India-Afghanistan Relations

Issuing a statement on Afghanistan matter, MEA said, "We had the visit of the Foreign Minister of Afghanistan to India recently, since then, we've also had several exchanges in terms of development cooperation, as also a telephone conversation between the External Affairs Minister and the Foreign Minister of Afghanistan... As far as our own embassy, the operation, the upgrading of our technical mission in Kabul is concerned, we told you that it has been upgraded to an embassy, and we are looking at how to now look at its functionalities, functions, responsibilities, how you want to increase its strength? So these are things that are under consideration, and they will happen subsequently."