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| Efforts for de-escalating tension on border on | | | Notwthstanding growing tension on
the Indo-Pak border efforts are on, from both sides, the defuse the tension and work for promoting cordial ties between the two sides. Though chances seem to be dim as far as developing cordial ties are concerned still there is no harm if the two sides make a beginning Amid a war of words over surgical strikes across the Line of Control and the arrest of a soldier in Pakistani territory, India may have discussed steps for de-escalation with high-level contacts in Islamabad. Though External Affairs Ministry officials refused to confirm or deny that National Security Adviser Ajit Doval held talks with Pakistan as he had a "separate channel" not routed through the Ministry, one does not rule out the possibility of the two top functionaries having begun breaking the ice. Once the two sides break the ice peace is bound to return because Pakistan has by now realized that it was flogging a dead horse and after the surgical operation, claimed by India in which 38 terrorists were killed, separatists in the Kashmir valley have lost the sheen. One may not miss people abusing them on the plea that they created an euphoria which had a sad end.
Reports of de-escalation emerged after the Pakistani Prime Minister's Adviser on Foreign Affairs, Sartaj Aziz, told a television channel in Islamabad that after the surgical strikes, Doval discussed the situation with his Pakistani counterpart, Nasir Khan Janjua.. Aziz denied that the surgical strikes had taken place, and said the NSAs discussed reduction of tension on the LoC, which had flared up as the Kashmir issue was not being addressed. "Pakistan wants to reduce tension on the LoC and focus on Kashmir," he has stated. Report of de-escalation is significant as Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasised India's past as a peaceful country on Sunday. "We never attacked any country or coveted territory of others. The world should acknowledge that we belong to that country that sacrificed for others," Modi said while inaugurating the Pravasi Bharatiya Kendra in Delhi on Sunday. The "separate channel" emerged between. Doval and Lt. Gen (Retd.) Janjua in 2015 when they held a round of secret talks in Bangkok to break the deadlock over involving the separatists in dialogue. The talks were held against the backdrop of Pakistan's insistence on including the separatists in talks. The secret talks were followed by decleration of a comprehensive bilateral dialogue between the two sides. However, it is not yet known if the NSA discussed the details of the surgical strikes. Well de-escalation of the volatile situation on the border may prove beneficial for both New Delhi and Islamabad. The two cannot fight a war because that would need tones of money when the two nations are burdened with several problems. If the two sides have a plan to wage a war let the two sides wage a war against poverty, disease, hunger, unemployment and energy crisis. And fight these ailments is essential for Pakistan because it banks on heavy imports from all nations especially China. If China stops exporting military and non-military aid and the same is followed by other developed nations Pakistan may collapse, its economy can be hit hard. Hence buying peace with India is in the interest of Pakistan. Let Pakistan forget about Kashmir and start reviving its economy. |
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