Defence Minister Rajnath Singh stated that India would have provided greater financial aid to Pakistan if relations were positive. Speaking in Kashmir, he highlighted India's development efforts in J&K and criticized Pakistan for misusing international aid.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh stated that India could have provided Pakistan with a larger financial package than the one it sought from the IMF if Pakistan had maintained friendly relations with India.

SRINAGAR: Union defence minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said India would have offered more aid to Pakistan, had the neighbouring country maintained good relations with it.Addressing an election rally in the Gurez assembly segment of Bandipora district in north Kashmir,

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday (29 September) said that India could have provided Pakistan with a financial package exceeding what the country had sought from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) if relations between the two nations had been friendly.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh criticized Pakistan for using international financial aid to support terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir. Speaking at an election rally, he highlighted that India's development package for J&K is significantly larger than the IMF's recent bailout for Pakistan.

Campaigning for the third and final phase of Jammu and Kashmir's Assembly elections concludes today, with polls scheduled for October 1.

Rajnath Singh accused Pakistan of seeking money from other countries to run a “terrorism factory”. He asserted that Kashmir will once again become a “paradise on Earth”.

Rajnath Singh sarcastically remarked that India could have offered a larger bailout to Pakistan than the IMF if relations between the two nations were amicable.

The Gurez valley in Bandipora district was once known for frequent cross LoC shelling but is emerging as a major border tourism spot after the ceasefire on LoC and improvement in situation

Currently facing one of its worst economic crises, Pakistan recently secured a new $7 billion loan from the IMF as part of a bailout program. The country, now the IMF's fifth-largest debtor, has received 22 bailout packages since 1958 and owes $6.