Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Saturday mocked India’s political and military leadership for avoiding a high-profile Oxford Union debate against Pakistan.

In a tweet, Asif said, “There couldn’t be a more credible platform than Oxford Union for a debate between arch rivals. Modi perhaps did not trust the Indian panel; he could have replaced them with Rajnath and Amit Shah. They could repeat their Operation Sindoor performance.”

Asif’s remarks followed a post by international scholar and defence analyst Ahmad Hassan Alarabi, who noted that India’s top political and military leaders, including former army chiefs, have been avoiding international appearances after the embarrassment of Operation Sindoor.

“India has become a global embarrassment,” Alarabi wrote.

The Oxford Union debate saw Pakistani students deliver strong arguments in support of the motion: “India’s Pakistan policy is a strategy to inflame public sentiment under the guise of security policy.” Pakistani participants countered India’s claims with logic, law, and data.

The debate concluded with a historic victory for Pakistan. The Pakistani team received 106 votes, while India managed only 50, giving Pakistan a two-thirds majority.

India has not responded to Khawaja Asif’s comments.