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| Former VC JU Mattoo in his true colours, sides with "rebels", PDP | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, July 9: The meaning of what Mattoo wrote in his "Rebels with a cause" is as clear as crystal. The meaning is that what the people of Jammu think about him is correct and that his views are essentially pro-separatist. It also means that his heart bleeds only for the Kashmiri "rebel" who have been stoning, attacking and killing our troops and the CRPF Jawans. Had he written such an essay against China as a Chinese citizen or had he written such an outrageous article against Pakistan as a Pakistani national, he would have been eliminated or put behind the bars by now. That the authorities in New Delhi have allowed him to go scot-free at a time when Kashmir is in turmoil doesn't speak high of them. It is the likes of Mattoo who have been stoking fire in Kashmir and giving respectability to the politics of separatism based on fanaticism. Even The Hindustan Times has dissociated from the Mattoo's views, saying the views expressed by the writer are his personal views. This national daily seldom does so.
But this is just one part of the story that indicates his unstinted support to the "rebels" in Kashmir and utter bias against India. The other part of the story is no different. It indicates his bias in favour of Pakistan. The case in point is his second article "The Water Factor" (May 11, 2010) that clearly establishes that Amitabh Mattoo is not just PDP-friendly but also Pakistan-friendly. It is important to note that the stand of the PDP and Pakistan on the Indus, Jhelum and Chenab waters is identical. Both want India-Pakistan joint-control over these invaluable waters. In other words, both want to jeopardize the legitimate interests of India and its people in the state.
What does Mattoo's "The Water Factor" says. It, among other things, says: "Water is likely to be the most divisive issue between India and Pakistan in the future. Or water could, with imagination will, become the basis for enduring bilateral cooperation. Addressing a gathering at a mosque in the Chowburji area of Lahore in April, Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, the head of the Jamaat-ut-Dawa (and founder of the Lashkar-e-Taiba), claimed the next war between India and Pakistan could be fought over water if India did not stop 'water terrorism' by building tunnels and dams to turn Pakistan into a desert. Saeed's hysterical claims aside, at almost every official engagement with New Delhi in recent months, Pakistan has raised the issue of water, most recently in Thimpu at the Saarc summit…The irony is that despite the many wars that India and Pakistan have fought over a variety of issues, water is the one area where the two countries had found accommodation through the Indus Water Treaty of 1960. The challenge for the two governments, therefore, is to now ensure that cooperation in this respect is not derailed. Rebuilding trust over the sharing of the Indus waters could even become the precursor for generating trust in other areas of conflict…"
"The Water Factor" further says: "What explains this new shrill campaign? Firstly. Pakistan is facing the most severe water crisis in its history. Secondly, in the new Pakistani discourse inspired by military thinking, India's hypothetical plans to construct dams, despite their being within the ambit of the treaty, could potentially create the capability to choke water flow to Pakistan. Here, intentions are not a factor, but just the capability that India may possess in future…There are also Pakistani concerns about the Kishanganga project."
What does the Mattoo's "The Water Factor" suggest as a solution? What exactly it says: It says: "In any case, none of these issues calls for hysteria, but constructive engagement and bilateral dialogue…What is also clear is that while the Indus Water Treaty is still a vital document, it may be important to think of ways of harnessing the waters of the Indus Basin jointly for more optimal use of the resources, given new technology, better practices, greater scarcity and lessons leant from the past. These could be included through an additional protocol to the treaty…Water is a common, increasingly scarce resource, which needs to be shared for the mutual benefit. We have given the world an example in the form of the Indus Water Treaty. Time is ripe to build on this cooperation."
You may put in any amount of effort to find if Mattoo has even once questioned the Pakistani evil intentions on India, you would not find any. On the contrary, you would find the Mattoo's heart bleeding for Pakistan - Pakistan that has been facing serious water problem. He wants New Delhi to address all the Pakistani concerns and unilaterally. He also wants New Delhi to give unbridled freedom to the Kashmiri rebels. He doesn't have anything in his kitty for the aggressed upon India. Nor has he anything in his kitty for the long-suffering and oppressed and suppressed non-Muslim minorities in the state. It is an irony that there are elements in the Indian establishment who consider the likes of Mattoos as conflict-managers and as reliable track-II channels.
It is time for the authorities in New Delhi to isolate the likes of Mattoos. The sooner they do so the better it is for the Indian nation and the people of Jammu and Kashmir. They are not troubleshooters. They are promoters of troublemakers. (Concluded)
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