SRINAGAR, INDIA - MAY 15, 2025 - INDIAN DEFENCE MINISTRY - RESTRICTED: Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said Pakistan should be placed under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), citing concerns over regional security and nuclear oversight. The South Asian neighbors Thursday raised concern over each other's nuclear arsenal. "I raise this question before the world: Are nuclear weapons safe in the hands of such an irresponsible and rogue nation? Pakistan’s nuclear weapons should be taken under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA),” Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said in Srinagar, the capital of Indian-administered Kashmir. Islamabad, in its response to Singh, said: "These irresponsible remarks reveal his profound insecurity and frustration regarding Pakistan's effective defense and deterrence against Indian aggression through conventional means. Pakistan's conventional capabilities are adequate to deter India, without the self-imposed ‘nuclear blackmail’ that New Delhi suffers." “If anything, the IAEA and the international community should be worried about the repeated theft and illicit trafficking incidents involving nuclear and radioactive material in India,” the Pakistani Foreign Ministry said in a statement. All this comes after tensions rocketed between India and Pakistan, including an exchange of missiles and drones last week, following an attack by unidentified gunmen that left 26 people dead, mostly Indian tourists, on April 22 in Indian-administered Kashmir. The hostilities ended after the US mediated a ceasefire between the two South Asian neighbors last weekend, which remains in effect.