Hint: it involves logical thought
The Uri terrorist attack has put Pakistan in a tight corner. While India has yet to collect evidence to link the attack with any network or prove that the terrorists had come from Pakistan, there is already widespread condemnation of the act all over the world including from Pakistan’s closest friend, China. What makes the task of isolating Pakistan easy for the Indian Prime Minster is that a number of Kashmir specific militant groups continue to freely address public gatherings and press conferences in Pakistan despite being banned by the UN or designated as terrorist outfits by several countries. The differentiated emphasis in the anti-terror campaign has led countries like the US to accuse Pakistan of cherry-picking. While a state of denial about the continued presence of Afghan Talban or Haqqani network in Pakistan might satisfy the establishment, it generates further suspicions in Kabul and Washington.
An article entitled “Responding to a dangerous time” authored by three former Foreign Secretaries and an ex National Security Adviser published on Monday makes a number of sensible recommendations which can help Pakistan cope with the crisis. The foremost task according to the writers is to improve our vitiated relations with Kabul and Washington. To remove the perception that sanctuaries exist in Pakistan to sustain the Afghan Taliban insurgency Islamabad has to abjure responsibility on behalf of the Afghan Taliban and instead encourage the Taliban and Kabul to enter into a deal on their own unless specifically requested to help . Pakistan must reaffirm that it will do all it can to prevent the use of its territory for militant activities inside Afghanistan and take visible measures for this purpose. Islamabad must be firm with the likes of the Haqqani group who should not be allowed to abuse Pakistan’s hospitality. Pakistan should be open to cooperating with any international investigation into the Uri attack. There is a perception that it would help if the announcement is this regard is made by the Prime Minister preferably in his UNGA address