US backs India's explanation over India's missile episode, says nothing but an accident

The comment from the US comes after China provoked Pakistan to hold talks and seek a thorough probe into the accidental missile-firing incident.

NewsBharati    15-Mar-2022 14:12:21 PM
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New Delhi, Mar 15: Backing Defence Minister Rajanath Singh's explanation over the accidental missile-firing episode, the United States termed the incident of the firing of a missile from India as accidental.
 
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The spokesman for the US Department of State, Ned Price, told reporters at his daily news conference that there is no indication that the firing of the missile from India that landed in Pakistan was not accidental. "We do not indicate as you also heard from our Indian partners that this incident was anything other than an accident," State Department spokesperson Ned Price said during his daily news conference.
 
"We refer you of course to the Indian Ministry of Defense for any follow-up. They stated on March 9th to explain precisely what had happened. We don't have a comment beyond that," Price said in response to a question.

 
The comment from the US comes after China provoked Pakistan to hold talks and seek a thorough probe into the accidental missile-firing incident.
 
India accidentally fired a missile on March 9 that landed in Pakistan. After that incident India said that the incident was caused by a technical malfunction in the course of its routine maintenance. The Ministry called it deeply regrettable.