Maybe,
“friendly Nawaz but angry Modi atmosphere” is part of modern strategic
engineering to avoid the level playing field.
The
insulting attitude: Despite the PM Nawaz Sharif’s efforts to
maintain pleasant atmosphere in the region, the stubborn India and its “puppet
Afghanistan,” continue to add fuel to the fire. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani lashed out at Pakistan
by snubbing a $500 million pledge from Islamabad; he humiliated Pakistan by
saying the amount could be used to fight terrorism. And, India insulted
Pakistan by using Afghanistan, a country whose more than 3 million citizens are
residing in Pakistan without any passport, visa and other legalities, yet
Pakistan has helped Afghanistan in every difficult time. This attitude of
Afghanistan despite all the support is unacceptable.
In fact, Pakistan
armed forces have successfully launched Zarb e azb operation and eliminated
terror network on pak soil.
Isolated/Detained:
Sartaj
Aziz (Adviser Foreign Affairs) faced intimidation during the moot; he was
hotel-detained with no permission to be seen by anyone. On his part, Aziz called for collaboration among
member nations to achieve an ‘Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace’. He also
slammed the remarks made by the leadership of India and Afghanistan, calling
for an end of blame-game. The adviser also reiterated Pakistan’s desire for a
“structured talk” with India, provided New Delhi wants the same.
The Indian government did not allow him to hold a
scheduled press conference on the sidelines of Heart of Asia Conference simply
on the pretext of his security. This
was a clear ban on Pakistan's advisor to issue any statement. Is it democracy?
Upset
with CPEC: Convincingly enough, the fragile relationship is
due to jealousy over the CPEC (China Pakistan Economic Corridor) project. Frustrated Modi is in denial mode; he
is angry as Pakistan is on its way to becoming economically stronger, hence his
negative propaganda is likely to continue.
Historically,
India is addicted to play games for isolating Pakistan internationally on the
false charges of Terrorism. The fact is Pakistan has made maximum sacrifice and
is also a victim of foreign sponsored militancy.
Indo Afghan nexus: There is evidence
of India Afghan joint venture aimed at destabilising Pakistan. Modi launched a campaign to isolate Pakistan
globally after the Uri attack, also took a dig at Islamabad, saying ‘inaction
on terror issue would strengthen terrorist activities’. The Indian prime
minister also announced plans to connect his country with Afghanistan via an
air link.
Russia praised Pakistan: Amazingly, Russia
welcomed Sartaj’s statement. Russia’s special envoy to Afghanistan, Zamir
Kabulov, condemned earlier statements by Modi and Ghani, in which the two had
criticised Islamabad’s approach towards dealing with terrorism.
Also, Pakistan claims to have solid proofs of Indian
active indulgence to promote militancy in Baluchistan. India is blamed for
sending militants through Afghanistan.
Pakistan military has already cleaned up most of the
troubled spots by killing terrorists, and the Operation Zarb e Azb is still on.
Abnormal Diplomacy: Ghani and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had
something else in mind; both bluntly attacked Pakistan. Mr Modi seemed to go
out of his way to slight Pakistan, with Mr Aziz mostly kept at arm’s length and
relegated to a separate table at a dinner hosted by the Indian prime minister.
Meanwhile, President Ghani, a central figure at a conference held essentially
to find ways to assist Afghanistan, seemed more interested in venting his
frustrations on Pakistan and pulling other rivals of this country closer in an
ad hoc alliance against it. It made for riveting headlines, but in truth may
have only set back further the cause of stability and peace in the region. The
good faith in which Mr Aziz went to Amritsar was not reciprocated.
India is sending
its agents into Pakistan to create insecurity and there is proof of it. The
conference should have taken sou motto notice of it. The Kashmir remained un-highlighted too.
Positive development:
In the recent meeting in
Campodia, there were 42 countries including Bangladesh and Afghanistan - they did
not oppose Pakistan’s point of view on Kashmir.
Problem is Pakistan
Govt is below average diplomatically as it doesn’t take strong stance on issues
on foreign affairs with India and Afghanistan appropriately.
Genuine leadership should be free of Panama gate
type scandals: There is rampant corruption in Pakistan from top to bottom
causing administrative paralysis and sub standard governance.
The embattled prime minister means bad news
nationally or internationally. Tarnished reputation may add to Pakistan
bashing.
As per the apex
court, onus of proof is on defendant Sharif who is facing music already on
panama issue.
Conclusion:
·
President Ghani and PM Modi have teamed up together
to give rough time to Pakistan contrary to the wishes of Afghans in general.
It’s confirmed that Pakistan’s vulnerability on western border exists in
addition to the eastern side.
· An Air link
between India and Afghanistan is going to be developed for trade, however there
is room for suspicion. There might be a disguised supply line for transfer of
military hardware for Baluchistan and tribal agencies in Pakistan. Since it
would be a cause of concern, Indian and Afghan over-flights would be
monitored by Pakistan to ensure there is no remote sensing.
· With regard to mistreating the advisor, it seems PM
Sharif failed to provide necessary protection when it comes to self esteem,
dignity and integrity of its high level officials and diplomats while on Indian
land.
· Furthermore, everyone knows India continues to be
stubborn and is busy silencing the voice of freedom lovers Kashmiri people.
· India is unlawfully denying the right of self
determination (plebiscite), thereby defying the UN resolutions on Kashmir.
·
Pakistan confirms that RAW is behind all terrorism
in Pakistan.
Strongly
recommended:
A fully functional Foreign Ministry headed by an
independent Foreign Minister is the answer here. A renewed pro Pakistan foreign
policy has to be in place to deal with all affairs abroad effectively and
efficiently, but that’s possible only when a corruption free environment is
allowed to prevail in the country.
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Consulted sources: Dawn, The News International, The Nation
