“We are closely monitoring whatever has been happening in Pakistan and both the defence and external affairs ministries will certainly work together to analyse what it means by way of implications to India,” Indian External Affairs Minister SM Krishna said on Monday.
“We are attempting to establish the purpose of digging up such large tunnels,” an intelligence official was quoted as saying in the reports. “These clearly cannot be meant for transport as is obvious from the images available; they don’t lead on to roads,” he added.
Indian intelligence agencies said the size of the tunnels has raised suspicions that they could be used to store battle-ready nuclear weapons or missiles.
Minister of State for Defence MM Pallam Raju said every country was entitled to defend itself, saying, “Just like we take our measures, Pakistan would also be doing its preparations. We don’t have to be alarmed about it.”
