Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has said India will have to be roped in by the US to deal with the fallout of Pakistan becoming “unstable†in the future.
“You have to get India involved. India’s the check to Pakistan,†Trump said during his appearance on the radio talk show hosted by Hugh Hewitt on Monday.
Hewitt had asked the businessman what he would do if Pakistan, which the radio show host described as “the most dangerous country in the world other than Iranâ€, became “unstableâ€.
Asked by Hewitt if he would send US troops to neutralise Pakistan’s nuclear capability should the country go rogue, Trump said he wouldn’t reveal his military plans to a potential rival.
“People can’t know exactly what your intentions are,†Trump said. “You want to have…a little bit of guess work for the enemy.
“This has nothing to do with lack of knowledge, because I think I know as much about Pakistan as most other people…But I will tell you, I don’t want to broadcast my intentions.
“I want to be unpredictable with this,†Trump said. “I don’t want to be like (President Barack) Obama, where he’s always saying you know, we’re going to do this in two weeks and then we’re going to do that.â€
Trump, however, said North Korea was a more immediate threat than Pakistan because it was already “a rogue group with nukesâ€.
“I said (during the second Republican debate) we’re talking so much about Iran, and they don’t have nukes at this moment,†Trump said. “You have a madman over in North Korea who actually has nukes and he says he’s going to use them.â€
Source from India Defence News.
