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Former American intelligence agency CIA officer John Kiriakou has revealed that India and Pakistan were very close to war in 2002. This situation was created during the Parliament attack in December 2001 and Operation Parakram that started thereafter. He told that the American intelligence system felt such a serious threat at that time that the families of American officers posted in Islamabad were immediately evacuated.
In an exclusive interview to ANI, Kiriakou said, “We had assumed that India and Pakistan were going to war. We had evacuated our families from Islamabad. We were completely sure that India and Pakistan were going to war.” He said that the situation was so tense that the US Deputy Secretary of State at that time had to constantly go back and forth between Delhi and Islamabad, so that an agreement could be reached between the two countries and war could be averted. According to Kiriakou, after 9/11, America was completely focused on Al-Qaeda and Afghanistan. For this reason India’s security interests were not taken that seriously.
Kiriakou made this big revelation
He said, “We were so busy with Al-Qaeda that we did not even think twice about India.” Kiriakou further said that during the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, American intelligence agencies had correctly guessed that Pakistan-backed Kashmiri terrorist organizations were behind it. He said, “I don’t think it was the work of Al-Qaeda. It was completely a conspiracy by Pakistani-backed Kashmiri groups and that proved to be true.” He also said that the biggest problem was that Pakistan continued to spread terrorism in India, but the international community never took strict steps.
He further said, “Pakistan was allowing terrorism into India and no one was doing anything,” Kiriakou said, adding that India’s policy within the CIA was called ‘strategic patience’. He said, “India showed restraint after the Parliament attack and Mumbai attacks, but now the time has come when India will have to keep in mind that its restraint should not be considered a weakness.”
What did Kiriak say on the war between India and Pakistan?
Kiriakou warned that if there was a conventional war between India and Pakistan, then Pakistan would definitely have to face defeat. He said, “If there is a real war, Pakistan will lose. I am not talking about a nuclear war, only in a conventional war its defeat is certain.” He said that India’s military power and strategic capabilities are far ahead of Pakistan.
He further said, “Pakistan will not get any benefit by provoking India. They will lose. This much is clear.” Referring to India’s recent military actions, Kiriakou said that India has made it clear through steps like 2016 surgical strike, 2019 Balakot airstrike and 2025 Operation Vermillion that it is not a country afraid of cross-border terrorism or nuclear threat. He said, “India has shown time and again that it will not tolerate terror and blackmail.”
White House refused to take action
When he was asked why America did not take action against Pakistan despite so much evidence, he said, “This was the decision of the White House. At that time, relations with Pakistan were more important for America than India. We needed Pakistan, they did not need us.”
Who is John Kiriakou?
John Kiriakou served in the CIA for 15 years. He was first an analyst and later became the head of Counter Terrorism Operations in Pakistan after 9/11. They tracked al-Qaeda operatives in Peshawar, Karachi, Lahore, Faisalabad and Quetta. In 2007, he appeared on the American media and revealed that the CIA was using torture during interrogations and that information was being taken from prisoners through techniques such as waterboarding. After this he was jailed for 23 months, but even today he says, “I have no regrets. Whatever I did, I did it for the truth.”
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