<p>The former CIA Director General David Petraeus on Thursday said that he never heard the term &lsquo;Indian State Sponsored terrorism&rsquo;.&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Former CIA Director General David Petraeus silences a young lady who asked about Indian activities in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Balochistan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Balochistan</a> at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Raisina2018?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Raisina2018</a>: &lsquo;As Director CIA, never heard the term &lsquo;Indian State Sponsored terrorism&rsquo;. New normal is Rise of China and other is THE ANSWER IS INDIA. *applause* <a href="https://t.co/OodwQbPaXj">pic.twitter.com/OodwQbPaXj</a></p>
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<p>Petraeus was answering questions at Raisina Dialogue, an annual geo-political conference held in New Delhi.</p>

<p>The former CIA director general&#39;s response came to a question on&nbsp;the alleged India-sponsored terror.</p>

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<p>&quot;I might offer that...as director of the CIA, and commander of ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) in Afghanistan, I never once heard the term &#39;Indian state-sponsored terrorism&#39;&quot;, said Petraeus, as seen in a video clip circulating online. He headed ISAF in 2010-2011 and was CIA chief from September 6, 2011, until November 9, 2012.</p>

<p>The former CIA director&#39;s comment comes in the wake of Pakistan government&#39;s repeated accusations that Indian fomented terrorism in restive Balochistan province. The Baloch&nbsp;though often talk of the Pakistani state&#39;s and army&#39;s atrocities against them, including alleged rapes and &#39;disappearances&#39;.</p>


Petraeus was answering questions at Raisina Dialogue +, an annual geo-political conference held in New Delhi. The question was about alleged India-sponsored terror.

The former CIA Director General David Petraeus on Thursday said that he never heard the term ‘Indian State Sponsored terrorism’. Former CIA Director General David Petraeus silences a young lady who asked about Indian activities in #Balochistan at #Raisina2018: ‘As Director CIA, never heard the term ‘Indian State Sponsored terrorism’. New normal is Rise of China and other is THE ANSWER IS INDIA. *applause* pic.twitter.com/OodwQbPaXj — Aditya Raj Kaul (@AdityaRajKaul) January 18, 2018 × Petraeus was answering questions at Raisina Dialogue, an annual geo-political conference held in New Delhi. The former CIA director general's response came to a question on the alleged India-sponsored terror. Former CIA Director David petraeus says never heard "Indian sponsorship of terror" pic.twitter.com/i9cGcpQSB5 — Sidhant Sibal (@sidhant) January 18, 2018 × "I might offer that...as director of the CIA, and commander of ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) in Afghanistan, I never once heard the term 'Indian state-sponsored terrorism'", said Petraeus, as seen in a video clip circulating online. He headed ISAF in 2010-2011 and was CIA chief from September 6, 2011, until November 9, 2012. The former CIA director's comment comes in the wake of Pakistan government's repeated accusations that Indian fomented terrorism in restive Balochistan province. The Baloch though often talk of the Pakistani state's and army's atrocities against them, including alleged rapes and 'disappearances'.

Never heard of term 'Indian state-sponsored terrorism': Ex CIA chief

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