The Pakistan High Commission in London has said an Indian delegation due to take part in an Oxford Union debate on India’s policy towards Pakistan pulled out at the last minute, effectively handing a “walkover” to the Pakistani side. The debate, organised by Oxford Union MT25 president Moosa Harraj, was scheduled for November 27 on the motion: “This House Believes India’s Policy Towards Pakistan is a Populist Strategy Sold as Security Policy.” According to the statement, the decision reflected “a lack of confidence” in defending India’s policy towards Pakistan in an open forum. It contrasted the withdrawal with what it called “aggressive rhetoric” by Indian officials and commentators in partisan media, saying they were unwilling to test those claims in a neutral setting.
