Full interview: 'Pakistan's proxy Islamist terror…'- Jonathan Spyer slams West media Sindoor
Amid rising hostilities between India and Pakistan, an analyst has blamed Pakistan's homegrown terror outfits for the entire conflict. Jonathan Spyer, a British-Israeli analyst, slammed Western media for not shedding light on Pakistan's terror backing while speaking to news agency ANI on May 09. Spyer's comments came as India bombed 9 terror hideouts in Pakistan, Pakistan-occupied Kashmir on May 07. Watch Spyer's full interview here.
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