In USA, there are many many lobbies. And among those lobbies, many are paid by anti Pakistan forces (including a lobby which could be a state in the state in USA).
So what I understand is that they started a psychological war by injecting the separatism mood like a map showing a separated Baluchistan, and now this new report.
What could we do or what should we do to counter that? To strengthen our unity?
India has sought and received Israeli assistance in influencing Congress. Israel has happily shared its lobbying know-how with India, pulling the right strings to help isolate longtime U.S. ally Pakistan. As a result, Islamabad was on the outs with the U.S.
The first-ever joint Capitol Hill forum between the U.S. Indian Political Action Committee (USINPAC), the American Jewish Committee, and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) was held July 16 in the nation's capital. The event featured nearly a dozen Congress members from across the U.S., diplomats from the Indian and Israeli embassies, and political activists from both communities speaking about the "symbiotic," "intrinsic," and "unique" nature of Jewish-Indian relations.
Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC), co-chair of the Congressional India Caucus, said it was "appropriate to make this bond." Numerous speakers used the words "Muslim" and "terrorist" interchangeably. The problem for the two nations, said Congressman Gary Ackerman (D-NY), was that Israel was "surrounded by 120 million Muslims" while "India has 120 million (within)." These comments, however, contradict Indian intelligence officer B. Raman, who earlier boasted that not a single Muslim from India has been linked to al-Qaeda, Hamas, or any of the other terrorist organizations that threaten the U.S.
One speaker, Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA), opened his speech on the importance of respecting India as an ally by telling an offensive Patel joke featuring stereotypes of Patels running motels.
Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA)
Congressional Sindh Caucus
Mission: The Congressional Sindh Caucus is a group of Members interested in raising awareness about Sindhis in Pakistan and Sindhi-Americans. The Caucus focuses on issues of importance to the Sindhi community in Pakistan, including human rights abuses in and near the Sindh Province and the preservation of Sindhi language and culture.
Co-Chairs: Congressman Brad Sherman (CA-30) and Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (CA-46)
Members: Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (NY-12) and Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema (AZ-9)
About Sindh and Sindhis (click here to read a complete report about Sindh and Sindhis): Sindh is one of Pakistan's four provinces, accounting for roughly one-quarter of the country's population in less than 18% of its land area. Its provincial capital, Karachi, is among the world's largest megacities, and also the site of significant sectarian, ethnic, and political violence.
Pakistan's 1971 bifurcation into two states left a "rump" (West) Pakistan dominated both politically and demographically by Punjabis, but containing three other major ethnonationalist communities: Sindhis, Pashtuns, and Baloch. Increased Punjabi dominance elicited considerable resentment among the country's ethnic minorities.
Sindh historically has possessed many of the trappings of a modern nation-state. Yet it exists in a circumstance wherein its autonomy (and that of Pakistan’s other “minority provinces”) is significantly restrained by a politically and demographically dominant Punjabi province and ethnicity. Sindh thus operates in a seemingly permanent state of disadvantage, and is seen by some to be unlikely to meet its full social and economic potential in the absence of major qualitative changes to the Pakistani state.
