India has firmly rejected Pakistan’s latest attempt to drag New Delhi into its escalating conflict with Afghanistan, with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh clearly stating that India had “nothing to do” with the cross-border tensions along the Durand Line or the recent Kabul bombing.

Speaking exclusively to Network18 Group Editor-in-Chief Rahul Joshi, Singh dismissed Islamabad’s allegations as part of a familiar pattern of blame-shifting. “These are completely baseless, unsubstantiated accusations,” he said, responding to Pakistan’s insinuation that India had a hand in worsening the Afghanistan-Pakistan standoff.

Singh reaffirmed that India’s foreign policy is guided by peace and self-reliance, not provocation. “We do not seek or encourage any kind of confrontation. We want peace in the wor

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