World war 3: india blasted after saying it will call 'nuclear bluff'

Pakistan’s foreign minister, Khawaja Asif, launched a scathing attack on India’s General Bipin Rawat by declaring the comments were "not befitting his office". Mr Asif tweeted:

“Very irresponsible statement by Indian Army Chief, not befitting his office. "Amounts to invitation for a nuclear encounter. “If that is what they desire, they are welcome to test our

resolve. “The general's doubt would swiftly be removed, inshallah.” The stark threat came after General Rawat suggested he was willing to carry out a military operation that could start

World War 3. He said: "We will call the bluff of Pakistan. “If we will have to really confront the Pakistanis, and a task is given to us, we are not going to say we cannot cross the

border because they have nuclear weapons. NIKKI HALEY CONFIRMS DONALD TRUMP WILL STOP PAKISTAN FUNDING “We will have to call their nuclear bluff.” Tensions were upped another level when the

spokesman for the Pakistan army, Asif Ghafoor, stated that the south-Asian nation has “credible nuclear capability”. He declared: “Should they wish to test our resolve, they may try and see

it for themselves. Getty Khawaja Asif launched a scathing attack on India’s General Bipin Rawat “We have a credible nuclear capability, exclusively meant for threat from east. "But we

believe it’s a weapon of deterrence, not a choice.” A segment of the border between India and Pakistan is known as the Line of Control (LoC) - the area is heavily militarised and has seen

several clashes between the two countries. Getty General Bipin Rawat claimed he was ready to call the 'nuclear bluff' presented by Pakistan Last year, the Indian Army killed 138

troops from Pakistan along the LoC - 28 Indian soldiers also disappeared during the same time-frame. Last month, a battle between both sides left four Indian troops dead. The area was named

the LoC following the Simla Agreement that was signed between the two nations on July 3, 1972.