Pakistan, May 8 -- Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has accused the West of ignoring Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's past for economic gain. He said Western nations once called Modi a terrorist and denied him visas. Now, he argued, they welcome him only because India is a huge market.

"They forget Modi was called the 'Butcher of Gujarat'," Asif said. He added that Pakistan gets blamed for terrorism without proof, but Modi gets global praise despite real evidence.

Asif said the West sees only profit in India and ignores its deep poverty and inequality. "If you remove the richest 5%, India's GDP is lower than Pakistan's," he claimed.

He called India's image of growth fake and said Western powers support it only for business. "Justice ...