‘Send Women To US To Counter India, Charm Is…’: Pak Journo’s Bizarre Suggestion Sparks Outrage

In an interview with Samaa TV, Sethi said that Indians possess influence in the US whereas Pakistan lags. The video surfaced online amid tense India-Pakistan ties.

Calling Pakistani diplomats “very timid” people, he said his country should send some people to the US who can be charming and go to pubs.

“There is a big Indian lobby there, a lot of Indian Americans are in critical positions in both MNCs and corporations and the Senate. They have a big influence there. Pakistan needs to get active. Frankly, if you ask me we are not ready for such a diplomatic onslaught. I don’t think our diplomats are strong and articulate enough to counter this onslaught. I think you need to galvanise academics and think tankers, but not bureaucrats. Bureaucrats are very timid people, they don’t cross red lines. You need to be a little more aggressive and charming. You need to know the culture, sometimes you need to sit in pubs, sometimes you need to take a walk in the park. Sometimes you need to mix a little humour and sarcasm. This is diplomacy, person to person. Charm is very important,” Sethi was heard as saying in the video.

Even though the journalist did not explicitly refer to women, netizens felt he was hinting at women.

An X user said only Pakistan could think of such an absurd idea on national TV and

Another user said, “Low-IQ Pakistanis always come up with low-IQ ideas.”

Kanchan Gupta, Senior Advisor to India’s Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, also shared the video.

Last week, a senior Pakistan journalist made a derogatory remark about Indian actresses during a podcast where he was discussing the tensions between India and Pakistan in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack.