'They Have History...': India Reacts After US Intel Chief Tulsi Gabbard Flags Pakistan As Nuclear Threat

India on Thursday slammed Pakistan for its history of covert proliferation after Tulsi Gabbard, the US intelligence chief, flagged Islamabad as a nuclear danger to the United States.

Reacting to Gabbard's assessment, Randhir Jaiswal, the spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), said that they have a history of clandestine nuclear proliferation.

"As far as Pakistan is concerned, they have a history. They have a history of clandestine nuclear proliferation, and statements like this again make it clear what kind of threat they pose to the world because of their clandestine nuclear operations," he said while responding to the media query.

On Wednesday, Gabbard testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee, where she presented the intelligence community's 2026 Annual Threat Assessment. She revealed the report assessment that Russia, China, North Korea, Pakistan and Iran pose a significant nuclear threat to the United States.

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Gabbard said, "The intelligence community assesses that Russia, China, North Korea, Iran, and Pakistan have been researching and developing an array of novel, advanced, or traditional missile delivery systems, with nuclear and conventional payloads, that put our homeland within range."

She added that if Pakistan, along with other mentioned countries, "probably continue to research, develop, and field delivery systems that will increase their ranges and accuracy, challenge US missile defences, and provide new WMD-use options".

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She told the US lawmakers that Pakistan has been developing an advanced long-range intercontinental ballistic missile, capable of carrying nuclear warheads and a range up to the 'homeland.

"Pakistan's long-range ballistic missile development potentially could include ICBMs with a range capable of striking the homeland. The IC assesses that Iran has previously demonstrated space launch and other technology it could use to begin to develop a militarily viable ICBM before 2035 should Tehran attempt to pursue that capability," she said.