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Previous RAW chief Vikram Sood criticised Pakistan, calling it a banana republic and its Army Chief a Jihadi General. Sood likewise talked about the Asia Cup prize occurrence. He highlighted the Balochistan motion, now including the middle class. Sood recommended Pakistan may look for United States security by showcasing uncommon earth minerals.
Former Research and Analysis Wing( RAW)chief Vikram Sood called Pakistan a banana republic and described their Army Chief as a “Jihadi General”
In an interview with ANI, Vikram Sood stated that the PakistArmy makes up ideological officers who desire rule over others.
He stated, “He (Asim Munir) is an Islamic Jihadi General. ‘Hindus and Muslims cannot live together’, can you imagine an Indian General speaking like this? Never. Ours are professional officers; they are ideological officers. Their ideology is to rule, and their definitions of victory and defeat are different. It is a victory for them if they did not give up our land, even though people died.”
When inquired about the drama over the prize at the Asia Cup 2025, responding to the reports of Pakistan Cricket Board Chief Mohsin Naqvi taking the prize with him, Vikram Sood called it a “banana republic reaction”
“It’s hilarious… It’ll never happen anywhere in the world. That’s a banana republic reaction. That’s what we’ve got as a neighbour. A banana republic with a nuclear weapon,” the ex-RAW chief informed ANI.
Even more, resolving the human rights infractions and the general public motion in Balochistan, he highlighted the function of the middle class and the lower middle class.
He stated, “Balochistan is a long problem… Earlier, the middle class and the lower middle class played no role in the movements. Now it’s become middle-class… So it is more dangerous because you’ve got an educated lot of people. The movement is far more serious than I remember seeing it for the last 20 years.”
“They’re (Pakistan) probably looking for protection from the Americans by showcasing their rare earth minerals on a plate. You can spend 20 years trying to find rare earths, yet you may not find it, it’s so rare… They will get some money out of it, and some of it will get transferred to the Cayman Islands or Geneva, Zurich, London… That is the level at which they operate normally,” the ex-RAW chief stated.
Previously, Josh Bowes, a global geopolitical scientist, highlighted issues over the human rights offenses happening in Pakistan and the continuous crisis in Balochistan at the 34th Meeting of the 60th session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
