JK PANORAMA FEBRUARY ISSUE 2018

Dialogue between India Pakistan - beyond begging bowl.
"We've to do the
talking", Prof Bhat.
President Rouhani's
silence is a give and
take for CHAHBAHAR
against CPEC.
Taking out Dialogue
Begging Bowl.
India is adamant as
never before not only
refusing to talk but also
refusing it when they
actually do happen
By: Gawhar Ali
immering peace is a daydream at the borders so is the
will to break the ice for a sojourn of tranquility.
SEveryone including politicians is wailing for the
dialogue or the talks, treated as gospel truth, should start no
matter if it only adds the list of a long queue of talks placed
since 1948. India is adamant as never before not only
refusing to talk but also refusing it when they actually do
happen. With the RSS powered Government in power and
army towing to the same line it is strange why should we
think about talks when they've never helped us in a great
deal. Yes, it has helped some which are still unknown to
common masses. Borders are hot like never before so is the
diplomacy with toothless counterpart summoning Indian
Mission in Pakistan for more than four times in a month -
should talks have definitely taken place through the barrel
of a gun, not with the oration of men. Talks, as usual, are
always pressed hard from all sides including Chief Minister
Mehbooba Mufti dancing on the same tone. Recent highlevel
civilian talks were held in Lahore when Prime
Minister Modi visited Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for his
granddaughter's marriage, to some it was a reception of
wedding but to some, it was well prepared with the help of
Steel Barron Mr. Jindal who's considered to be close with
the Sharif family. What was the outcome of that enterprise
which ultimately ended with the Pathankot fiasco?
The carriers of national media from both ends trash each
other's version and stories but in whole informal talks India
is not ready to give an inch about the disputed nature, while
Pakistan is also not weak in its diplomacy ultimately
supervised by its powerful military.
Once, Prof. Abdul Gani Bhat, a senior most member of
Hurriyat Conference, told me that we had to do the talking!
Same is to render when it comes to the mainstream bench,
only if Mr. Akbar Lone won't talk out-of-tune in the
assembly.
Dozens of prominent talks occurred between India and
Pakistan without any results at all. But we're always
mentally coerced that Himalaya is going to melt when these
talks would occur between the two countries. Pakistan, as
16 February 2018