Need to defuse tension on both sides

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Pakistan and India must look towards mutual benefit

 

Diplomatic attempts by Pakistan to defuse the tension on the LoC continue unabated. On Tuesday High Commissioner Abdul Basit gave an interview to the Indian Express underlining the need to bring diplomacy to centre stage. Key international players too are busy pushing the two neighbours to re-engage. The National Security Advisers of Pakistan and India have reportedly talked on phone twice and agreed to attempt to defuse the tension. A report appearing in the Times of India would however disturb many. Indian armed forces, we are told, have asked the government to allow them to plan a sustained six-month military campaign inside Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK). The visit by COAS Raheel Sharif to the Mangla Strike Corps was meant to give a message that Pakistan’s armed forces are ready to meet any eventuality.

 

Incidents of cross-border firing across the LoC meanwhile continue to take place. Pakistani and Indian troops again exchanged fire in the Bhimber sector in the wee hours of Tuesday. Under the circumstances it remains to be seen whether attempts to return to diplomacy would bear fruit. Military conflict has to be avoided as it would have devastating consequences for both the countries.

 

The World Bank Report “Poverty and Shared Prosperity” underlines the fact that poverty eradication still remains an uphill task for both Pakistan and India. While India fares a little better in dealing with malnourishment, female literacy and infant mortality, as many as 21.25 pc Indians live at or below the World Bank’s poverty line of $1.90 a day compared to 8.3pc in Pakistan. Pakistan’s economy suffers from continuing failures to meet tax revenues, declining exports, and insignificant FDIs while the country is overburdened with domestic and foreign debt. War would deal a blow to attempts being made by the two countries to raise the living standards of their citizens. Besides the devastation caused by war, investors, both foreign and local, would move to more secure countries which would result in a big slide in the economic growth of both India and Pakistan.

 

2 COMMENTS

  1. War is on, but it won’t be traditional usual battlefield type or coldwar. This new war is entirety on a level, and its not with citizens of pak who we don’t know neither owe but against the fake PMS and Generals who use terrorist as a designated regiment of Army. I wonder who runs the country here we can topple overnight, there you would be if you’re being daring
    Best way to eradicate these crooked stern mentality of being a Islamic rebel to change the world to your liking, come out of your slumber where you’re taught Islamic studies and its various majors !
    Study Islam as one of the subjects not in total as a course

  2. There is not going to be any overt war. I am pretty sure of that. However I think there will be lots of covert actions definitely by India to attack the terrorist infrastructure. I think there will be long term planning for this. As Pakistan does not seem to learn or does not want to learn its impact of using terrorists, i think all of Pakistan's neighbours including China will use covert operations to counter the terrorists. As Pakistan does not have necessary finances, all other countries can counter one set of terrorists with another with all the fight happening inside Pakistan. Pakistan can only watch whats happening. Maybe thats also good for them, as without doing much they can ensure terrorists are killed inside Pakistan.

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