Time is not right to talk to Pakistan: Former RAW chief to WION
Ex-R&AW chief Vikram Sood
'Time hasn't come to talk to them. They need to give evidence that a change of heart has taken place and they have shut the terror machinery,' Vikram Sood said.
Vikram Sood, former chief of Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) has said that there is no point in having a dialogue with the new government in Pakistan as its policy is being decided by Rawalpindi and not by Islamabad.The headquarters of the Pakistani Army is located in Rawalpindi.
Sood, who was the RAW chief from 2001-2003 under former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee, said a categorical ''no'' to any talks between New Delhi and Islamabad.
Speaking exclusively to WION, he said, "Time hasn't come to talk to them. They need to give evidence that a change of heart has taken place and they have shut the terror machinery."
Warning against the futility of talks with Pakistan, the former RAW chief said, "It's the same every time. Why the enthusiasm to talk to them?. Actual change hasn't come to Pakistan. Power is in Rawalpindi. His (Imran Khan) role is limited"
Sood's comments come in the wake of a new government under Imran Khan in Pakistan. Khan tweeted India and Pakistan must have a dialogue but raked up Kashmir saying both should "resolve their conflicts including Kashmir".
Slamming ISI the former RAW Chief said that the agency has been "very effective in creating terror in India".
Recently, Sood came out with a book "The Unending Game: A Former R&AW Chief’s Insights Into Espionage" which talks about how the world of a spy works.
The former raw chief also said that India needs to pay attention to China and be more watchful about Bejing's plans. He said, "China has ambitions. It has tied up with Pakistan. Beijing uses Pakistan as a foil against India. What China does and can do is much more than what Pakistan can do."