Clandestine nuclear activities are in keeping with Pakistan’s history: India

India on Friday (November 7, 2025) noted U.S. President Donald Trump’s comments about Pakistan testing nuclear weapons and said Islamabad’s “clandestine” nuclear activities were centred around decades of smuggling and export control violations.

Last week, Mr. Trump named Pakistan among the countries testing nuclear weapons. The U.S. president said this to justify his administration’s plans to resume testing of the U.S.’ own nuclear assets after a gap of over three decades.

“Clandestine and illegal nuclear activities are in keeping with Pakistan’s history, that is centred around decades of smuggling, export control violations, secret partnerships,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said at his weekly media briefing.

He was responding to a question on the issue.

“India has always drawn the attention of the international community to these aspects of Pakistan’s record,” Mr. Jaiswal said.

“In this backdrop, we have taken note of President Trump’s comment about Pakistan’s nuclear testing,” he added.