Dehradun, March 24 -- Former Pakistan High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit has stated in a television interview that his nation would bomb Delhi and Mumbai if attacked by the USA. This is the way a vulnerable hostage is threatened in some filmy standoff. According to Basit, Pakistan would be willing to face the consequences 'afterwards', probably implying a nuclear war.
The statement has naturally sent alarm bells ringing in the sub-continent. While Basit is not a part of the security establishment in his country, his comment reflects the present condition of the Pakistani psyche. If, in any scenario that develops from the ongoing West Asia conflict the US does end up attacking Pakistan, what would that have to do with India? Basit obvio...