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Here is a hint for Foreign Minister Qureshi, and Prime Minister Gilani. Rent one of these when you talk to the Bharati Foreign Minister on the sideline of the United Nations.
Mr. Quraishi: Get a backbone. Don't kowtow to the vested interests
Pakistan has been talking to Bharat for sixty years. None of the border disputes have been resolved. Bharat makes more. The initial talks were about assets for Pakistan. Delhi used all sorts of excuses to keep the assets and never sent them. Neither the gold, nor the foreign currency reserves were ever sent to Karachi (the first capital of Pakistan). The treasury on August 14th 1947 was empty. The Government of Pakistan did not have the money to pay its employees.
Then the German reparation kicked in.
Bharat has been unable to resolve border disputes with any of her neighbors. It has lost friendships with Nepal, Bhutan, Lanka, China, Myanmar, and Pakistan.
Bharat seems to think that peace talks is some sort of reward for good behaviour. It then finds some little thing somewhere to delay and stall talks. Islamabad Delhi Peace talks on basis of equality.
Bharat wants to talk about Mumbai, and forgets to discuss the shameful LTTE-RAW attack on Lahore. Bharat wants to discuss Seed, but forgets to mention her support for the Mukti Bhani and the BLA. There is a lot of hypocrisy in the Bharati positions. It does not want the UN resolutions implemented saying this is a bilateral dispute. During bilateral discussions, it says that Kashmir is an internal matter. Who can talk with such circular logic.
Shivaji stapped the Mughal while embaracing. This is exaclty what Manmohan Singh did while meeting President Zardari. After agreeing to look into Pakistani charges of Bharati terror in Balaushistan, he reneged on the promise. After agreeing to de-link the so called "terror" from a composite dialogue, Mr. Manmohan Singh failed to live up to his word. Mr. Singh's words have no meaning. Deals with Bhrat are not worth the paper they are written on
Peace is always in the mutual interest of parties tied up in conflict. One party does not do the other party any favors. It is the height of arrogance to convey the impression that peace talks are a reward for good behavior of one party. By portraying Pakistan as the guilty party, Delhi sabotages any prospect for peace. If the Americans and the Russians can smoke the peace pipe, so can the Indians and the Pakistanis–however it has to be done on the basis of dignity and mutual respect, not diktat and dictation.
There are many types of peace. It is obvious that India has neither the capacity nor the wherewithal to impose peace of the sort that exists between the Native Americans and the US government. India is not Israel and Pakistan is not the Gaza strip. If Israel with all its might could not force an unequal peace on unequal partners (Syria, Palestinians and Lebanon) it is also very obvious that Delhi cannot impose peace on Pakistan the same way. Bharat could not break up Lanka and make it Kowtow to Bharat. It cannot force Pakistan. It has to woo Pakistanis if she wants peace on her Western borders.
Why should Pakistan waste time on talks with Bharat, and why should Pakistan ask for talks.
There is much in common between India and Pakistan, but there is much that separates the countries. Mere cultural affinity and anathema to religion cannot wish the differences away. Bharat must recognize that Pakistanis do not see Delhi as the perfect model to emulate on anything. Therefore Delhi must stop wishing for a Pakistan in its own image. There are many routes to success, and Pakistanis admire the Chinese a lot more than they admire Indians.
Mr. Quraishi: Get a backbone. Don't kowtow to the vested interests
Pakistan has been talking to Bharat for sixty years. None of the border disputes have been resolved. Bharat makes more. The initial talks were about assets for Pakistan. Delhi used all sorts of excuses to keep the assets and never sent them. Neither the gold, nor the foreign currency reserves were ever sent to Karachi (the first capital of Pakistan). The treasury on August 14th 1947 was empty. The Government of Pakistan did not have the money to pay its employees.
Then the German reparation kicked in.
Bharat has been unable to resolve border disputes with any of her neighbors. It has lost friendships with Nepal, Bhutan, Lanka, China, Myanmar, and Pakistan.
Bharat seems to think that peace talks is some sort of reward for good behaviour. It then finds some little thing somewhere to delay and stall talks. Islamabad Delhi Peace talks on basis of equality.
Bharat wants to talk about Mumbai, and forgets to discuss the shameful LTTE-RAW attack on Lahore. Bharat wants to discuss Seed, but forgets to mention her support for the Mukti Bhani and the BLA. There is a lot of hypocrisy in the Bharati positions. It does not want the UN resolutions implemented saying this is a bilateral dispute. During bilateral discussions, it says that Kashmir is an internal matter. Who can talk with such circular logic.
Shivaji stapped the Mughal while embaracing. This is exaclty what Manmohan Singh did while meeting President Zardari. After agreeing to look into Pakistani charges of Bharati terror in Balaushistan, he reneged on the promise. After agreeing to de-link the so called "terror" from a composite dialogue, Mr. Manmohan Singh failed to live up to his word. Mr. Singh's words have no meaning. Deals with Bhrat are not worth the paper they are written on
Peace is always in the mutual interest of parties tied up in conflict. One party does not do the other party any favors. It is the height of arrogance to convey the impression that peace talks are a reward for good behavior of one party. By portraying Pakistan as the guilty party, Delhi sabotages any prospect for peace. If the Americans and the Russians can smoke the peace pipe, so can the Indians and the Pakistanis–however it has to be done on the basis of dignity and mutual respect, not diktat and dictation.
There are many types of peace. It is obvious that India has neither the capacity nor the wherewithal to impose peace of the sort that exists between the Native Americans and the US government. India is not Israel and Pakistan is not the Gaza strip. If Israel with all its might could not force an unequal peace on unequal partners (Syria, Palestinians and Lebanon) it is also very obvious that Delhi cannot impose peace on Pakistan the same way. Bharat could not break up Lanka and make it Kowtow to Bharat. It cannot force Pakistan. It has to woo Pakistanis if she wants peace on her Western borders.
Why should Pakistan waste time on talks with Bharat, and why should Pakistan ask for talks.
There is much in common between India and Pakistan, but there is much that separates the countries. Mere cultural affinity and anathema to religion cannot wish the differences away. Bharat must recognize that Pakistanis do not see Delhi as the perfect model to emulate on anything. Therefore Delhi must stop wishing for a Pakistan in its own image. There are many routes to success, and Pakistanis admire the Chinese a lot more than they admire Indians.
