A Conversation with Gen. Khalid Kidwai - 2015 Carnegie International Nuclear Policy Conference

Lieutenant General (retired) Khalid Kidwai is advisor to Pakistan’s National Command Authority and pioneer Director General of Pakistan’s Strategic Plans Division, which he headed for an unprecedented 15 years. He is one of the most decorated generals in Pakistan and was awarded the highest civil award Nishan-i-Imtiaz, as well as Hilal-i-Imtiaz and Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Military). Winner of the Sword of Honor at Pakistan's Military Academy, he later saw frontline combat action in erstwhile East Pakistan and was a prisoner of war in Pakistan’s 1971 war with India. General Kidwai conceived, articulated and executed Pakistan’s nuclear policy and deterrence doctrines into a tangible and robust nuclear force structure. General Kidwai is also the architect of Pakistan’s civilian Nuclear Energy Program and National Space Program.

[@alishayan1222]

General khalid Kedwai is a proud Pakistani, love you Sir

[@santhugowda7179]

He was pow in India. 😮😮😮😮

[@usman541]

Carnegie International chose a very good topic and raise the points west needs to answer by pakistan. Gen. Kadwai explain Pak nuclear policy very brilliantly answered all question with logicaly.

[@sanmrita]

This guy was a POW & laid down his weapons & surrendered in 1971,LOL!

[@artram1655]

@@sanmrita And had a much better meal while being a pow in india and had to be physical moved into Pakistan LOL

[@sobant4795]

​@@artram1655 pakistan disbanded the whole 2 cores that were in bangladesh.. Every soldier Eveey officer Was forced retired..... U ppl are sick in mind😂

[@envsh03]

A very professional and sound performance by General Kidwai. Well done -we need more people like you!

[@SuhailKhan-tz3bs]

good job, general

[@asiftalpur3758]

38:30 a masterclass by General Kidwai.

[@vinayjv]

Masterclass like he was prisoner in India and India let him go live giving alms to pakis ? 😂

[@tmaadilll]

Pride of pakistan

[@santhugowda7179]

Surrender kidwai off course they will be Pakistani proud. 😊😊😊

[@pakistanfirst8813]

My love My Proud My Pakistan My Pak Army & My Pak ISI.

[@aa2398a]

Good work Strategic Plans Division and Armed Forces of Pakistan. Gen. (retd.) Kidwai has served Pakistan very well and done a great job articulating our narrative on these strategic/geo-political matters. God Bless PAKISTAN

[@dennissteyn8864]

He has served Pigistan well.!!!!!????? How .??? By loosing all the wars .? By giving away Bangladesh. ? By getting democracy killed after loosing kargil war.? Common man, be true to your self.

[@aa2398a]

dennis steyn Another butt-hurt indian LOSER hiding behind a western name. Doesnt get much better than that! 1947 was the biggest defeat, hindutva forces' dreams destroyed forever

[@aa2398a]

+Shivam Bisht the number of indians deported from UK alone far outnumbers those "rapist mullahs" you talk about...how does an indian even accuse others of rape when india (especially new delhi) is the rape capital of the world?

[@AbhishekKumar-xd1up]

😂😂😂😂 what a country 🤪

[@santhugowda7179]

Kidwai was presioner of war in India. He had surrendered to India.😮😮😮😮 That is why always warning India.😉😉😉

[@Riazhaq]

I think senior American analyst and South Asia watcher Stephen Cohen summed up the current situation in South Asia when he said: "The alphabet agencies-ISI, RAW, and so forth-are often the chosen instrument of state policy when there is a conventional (and now a nuclear) balance of power, and the diplomatic route seems barren." I see little likelihood of full-scale war between India and Pakistan. The best way for the two nuclear armed neighbors to proceed is sustained diplomatic engagement to resolve all outstanding issues including Kashmir. If the diplomatic rote remains barren, there will be continuation of covert and proxy wars in the region. www.riazhaq.com/2015/03/gen-kidawi-on-pakistans-2nd-strike.html

[@santhugowda7179]

Pakistan and Chinese must address the concerns of india for peace in South Asia.

[@karlmuud]

The injuns on here think nukes are diwali firecrackers 😂😂😂

[@sheheryarfirangimahal1234]

Well done, Sir. Pakistan's Excellently presented.

[@amitexo]

If he thought he was making the case for pakistan, he is grossly mistaken! he actually made open the eyes of people to the threat this country poses to the world with its distorted vision/understanding of geoplitics, its chronic obsession with India and its unrealistic(delusional) goals. Just by looking at the body language and expression of the guy sitting next to him, one can deduct that he failed in his mission, like big time!

[@laxminarayanam2813]

borrowed weapons with arrogance without knowing ground realities may lead to serious conseqences

[@talalbhatti9931]

Two walls are full and two are still 😂

[@santhugowda7179]

Pakistan was not dragged into Afghanistan war but Pakistani were lured into war as Americans gave billions of dollars.😊😊😊😊

[@RajKumar-ep8pr]

He is totally wrong about shaheen 3. Distance from sindh to port blair is 3000km and from lahore to port blair is 2900km. This makes port blair outside the range of shaheen 3

[@benzboy2000]

But it has access to your house Raj. Close your doors!

[@haseebahmed3262]

Go hide at the port blair.

[@user-th4ch4ky3g]

​​@@haseebahmed3262 we don't need to first it has to enter our territory we have more than enough ability to shoot down Shaheen.

[@RohanKumar-lc3bc]

​@@haseebahmed3262no need to hide anywhere. If we are under Pakistan's nuclear range, then Pakistan knows very well about India's reaction to Pakistan.

[@hassannansari1228]

Perfect response to the last question ... based on crass Bharati narrative built on naive assumptions ...

[@artram1655]

The last question is answered by an American which is so different and opposite to what Gen. Kidwai kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZLSioGHp7SCq5I

[@user-yj4du2bi7f]

Tactical Nukes, Second Strike capability ......LOL China sponsored the expertise of Shaheen-3 (2750kmexactly)

[@BenAAlawi]

вαтα иєє Whether its supported by China Or Bhutan. Ignition of Shaheen-III will go deep in Hinduvta' ass. And burn it. So live with it 'Monkey Worshippers'

[@artram1655]

The General is a proud Pakistani and a nationalist He doesn’t talk about how Pakistan is emboldened by its nuclear weapon in creating terror attacks in india and wirldwide India is also feels that they cannot stop terrors attacks and resigned to the fact to face and eliminate the terrorist when they come over into India Pakistani nuclear threat had actually made india to think before attacking Pakistan India also started to think like Pakistanis and reciprocated and integrated Kashmir into its fold thinking Pakistani cannot do anything other than sending few terrorist into Kashmir as Pakistan So Pakistan lost Kashmir forever with this policy In the end, Pakistan will be a security starved country worrying about its security and ignoring its economy and depend on IMF for its economic survival While india will continue to grow economically and bring every country including the Muslim country closer to its fold through business deals

[@Anonymous-pw3se]

What a shame for India. They cannot even beat way smaller Pakistan and occupy azad Kashmir. Now don't bring 1971. It was very far from Pakistan and Bangladesh people got independence because they willed it. If Bangladeshis were not against Pakistan, India could not have won the war

[@user-yj4du2bi7f]

there i no kidwai or midwai or bidwai in pakistan without the help of china & us proliferation help

[@benzboy2000]

Go back to school.

[@santhugowda7179]

Pakistani tactical nuclear weapons is realistic and India massive retaliation is unrealistic.😆😆😆😆😆😆

[@artram1655]

Mr. Kidwai is wrong in saying the investment in nuclear bomb @57:45 is well spent as it prevented a war after 1971 indo-Pak war The 1971 war resulted in Shimla agreement that said (1). All dispute must be resolved peacefully bilaterally (2). Kashmir’s LOC border will be respected by both sides India respected the Shimla agreements even after the atomic test of 1974. Pakistan developed a bomb in 1983 and then it started to flex its muscle and started terror attacks in India initially in Punjab and then in Kashmir So between 1971-1983 peace prevailed even with one party;India) was nuclear So it was India that respected the Shimla agreement

[@benzboy2000]

Go take a dumb.

[@yogi9844]

This chap is a general and he sounds like a school kid reading at a debate. We really have to be worried about their nuke doctrine

[@zeitgeistsaud]

Typical clerk mentality. This General has accomplished more in 15 years than you may ever do. We should be worried about a state run by religious extremist headed by a convicted terrorist.

[@DHANANJAYKUMAR-jw5bd]

haha Sa'ud Jan u talking about pakistan rite?

[@hamikham5529]

@@DHANANJAYKUMAR-jw5bd no he is talking about rss modi and pragya sadhvi

[@benzboy2000]

This chap is the reason why India is in the shitter completely! His demeanour and functioning is to make idiots like you feel he’s a school kid! ;)

[@amitrock21]

You might try to scare Indian about nuclear Armageddon..ha ha but we all know its a bluff.That would be End of a Islamic Nuclear state

[@amitrock21]

@tdot22 Did God know your mobile number dude

[@amitrock21]

@Sher Dil all other Islamic countries don't even consider your ppl real Muslims to begin with ... And so what there are other countries.. at least your traitorous blood lines will vanish .. that's enough...

[@amitrock21]

@tdot22 haha... God has revealed in the holy Quora... Do you really believe such stupid children stories...

[@amitrock21]

@tdot22 Similarly, I also became a atheist but after studying and realising various religions , Islam included I found Hinduism or Sanatan dharma to be closest to true... What's your opinion on that? And if Quora has the solution to all the problems in the world than how come Islam seems to be the real problem of the world instead.. Why can't your Arab and other brothers solve their own problems... Another question, do you think any muslim can be secular ?

[@shehzadrafiq2121]

U try it son..ur army 3 times largeroopulation 7 times larger country 3 times bigger by area...Why dont u try it ??

[@daydreamerindian]

Can't believe a such a high ranking officer speak like jihadi trying to black mail international community by threatening to pull the button of suicide jacket of nuclear weapon. I would say this PR effort of Pak Army to convince US that Pakistan should be taken seriously proved a complete disaster