He spoke against Indian interests, that's why India has responded. It didn't cost the MEA anything to issue that statement. Just one meeting with Imran Khan and immediately the US has declared the BLA a terrorist group and suddenly wanting to meddle in Kashmir and threatening to wipeout Afghanistan (all three are Pakistani positions). No elected government can go without responding to such provocations. Even a small nation like Afghanistan has responded strongly to his comments. There's always a dissonance between what any nation says and does but if the leader of the US cannot maintain the diplomatic balance, he's going to get schooled.
All said and done, making shrill noises during such events allows us to carry forward that hostile opinion to whenever American agents try to sell their overpriced weapons to us. It becomes an easy card to play. Their President's statements being their internal matter, our MEA didn't have to respond to it just like America didn't have to respond to our S400 purchase, it being our internal matter, but they did.
It's alright, let them take some heat. It's not like were firing missiles at them. What's a few harsh words for these shameless thick-skinned pigs. They said something, we said something, end of matter. When they try to hawk their F18, we'll pick up the bookmark from here, force them to issue a clarification and make a fool of themselves again.
He did not speak against Indian interests. He spoke against the Indian stand.
Resolving Kashmir Issue is India's interest. Resolving bilaterally is India's stand.
An outsider may not be able to make a distinction between both. And we all know India is in communication with USA on Pakistan sponsored terrorism in Kashmir. Heck Pakistani journalist Nazam Sethi can make an observation on this possibility but we are too fixated on declaring the USA our enemy.
MEA could have also responded because of pressure by shallow opposition who wanted it to be a spectacle between Modi and Trump and outrage of Left librandoo media. There were plenty of lines to read in between but we took it literally.
Wiping out Afghanistan should have squeezed Imran's ass and he remained constipated after that. It is a common instrument during negotiation or convincing a client to not threat him directly but his neighbour.
BLA was designated as a terror organization by UK and EU before USA did. Connecting it to this non-issue is nothing but confirmation bias.
1. Trump is up against every ally, especially on trade. I can post many videos where he is publically screwing their top leaderships. Never saw citizens of those nations crying. Why he can not be as blunt with us as he is with others or do the same arm twisting?
2. He has been against NATO ally Turkey for S-400, why he wouldn't object India?
One can debate why it is important for Indian to show a middle finger to USA on S-400 and tariff wars but sounding like a victim or holier than thou is a small boy, small nation syndrome. I have been struggling to get our men out of this syndrome for the last 10 odd years but with every little abrasion, I see them start crying like juveniles.
This forum including me was overwhelmingly supporting Trump when he was up for his election. I remember cautioning the readers that India gotta up its game to crack good deals with him. Now when he is openly playing his cards we are singing 'Ye Dunia Ye Mehfil mere kaam ki nahi'.
