JK PANORAMA FEBRUARY ISSUE 2018

usual, is not going to change its policy Pakistani Military strategy against each
when they're mulling to bring other which at the end is the harsh reality?
accountability in their own setup with Would it bring respite to the Militancy?
post-Panama verdict. Sharifs have Would it end the bloodshed at borders
launched a bitter attack on the country's particularly at LOC? The answer is very
top judiciary which ultimately is aimed down-to-earth but Kashmiris are pushed
towards the establishment. At this critical to emotional composition more grave than
juncture when they're not ready to accept the wounds we received.
to move an inch on their own, why should But this is what senior congressman &
we believe they will change their taste former diplomat Mani Shankar Aiyar said
towards their foundation of foreign policy in Karachi recently, “There is only one
– Kashmir. way of resolving India-Pakistan issues by
India having its economic markets and an uninterrupted and uninterruptible
avenues open to global players have sent dialogue.” Has this solved the political
drumsticks to those who play as an ally to shape in terms of him himself accepting
Kashmiris at their home. Iran is a the fact that he was helping several voices
prominent example of such a policy , likes Sindhodesham Party in Pakistan
recently their Supreme Leader Ayatollah himself when he was serving in the Indian
Khamenei lambasted India for their part in Mission? And now the dialogue has
the violence in Kashmir but it was a become holier after his diplomacy career
complete turnaround from their President is over.
Rouhani on his visit to India in the Feb What I believe let Indians have dialogue
2018, where the President of Iran didn't with Indians first and Pakistanis with their
bother to touch any line about Kashmir. own. I had asked a simple question to a
Rightly so and there is no surprise or man in his 60's in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, I
amazement in this stance given the asked him “ what is priority for you
opportunities of CHAHBAHAR with Iran Pakistan or Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa?”, he
viz-a-viz CPEC. CPEC, China-Pakistan replied, “ Punjabis are our brothers!”. If
Economic Corridor, which is going to same can be construed in India then we
engage 6 million of direct and indirect would find at least dozens of such places
jobs for Pakistan among which a lion's where dialogue is certainly required.
share shall go to Balochistan, a typical India is a military might with over Rs
state in Pakistan. Prime Minister Modi 2,95,511 crores allocations for this fiscal
had met President Rouhani at UFA in 2015 year and so is the battle harden Pakistani
and later visited Iran in 2016. Are we Military who have not only the money at
supposed to believe that there would have their disposal but a fine edge with war
no give and takes? But Kashmiris are since the Afghan war, particularly in
made to believe this hyper-journalism that North Waziristan started by a civilian
Iran talked about Kashmir.
loyal military chief General Parvez
Cutting this out of decency let me write Asharaf Kiyani. A senior Hurriyat leader
that even writing and thinking about the rebuffed me once, “Do you think Pakistan
dialogue is taking out a begging bowl. will fight a nuclear war for you? No, these
Former Pakistani Diplomat Jalil Abbas are both nuclear powers.”
Jalali lamented that there was no hope of Now let us inquire what will happen if a
dialogue with India, but why should we dialogue does happen? No comments.
keep pressing for it even for the matter
dialogue occurs and what would be the The views are going with the flow without
outcome? What shape would it take place? any paradigm to favour anyone including
How would that affect the Indian and Kashmiris.
17 February 2018