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Author: Agencies

KARACHI: India’s decision to completely close its border with Pakistan is ‘irrational’ and may lead to a major setback in bilateral relations, reported Chinese daily Global Times quoting analysts as saying.

Citing Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh’s earlier statement that the border between Pakistan and India would be completely sealed by December 2018, the Global Times quoted several analysts who opposed the move due to a variety of reasons. “India is making a very irrational decision, since no exhaustive investigation has been conducted after the Uri incident, and no evidence proves Pakistan is behind the attack,” Hu Zhiyong, a research fellow at the Institute of International Relations of the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, told Global Times. Hu said, “A completely sealed border would further hinder the already scarce border trade and talks between the two countries.” It also quoted Wang Dehua, director of the Institute for Southern and Central Asian Studies at the Shanghai Municipal Centre for International Studies, as saying that the sealed border would only disrupt peace efforts made by the two sides. “The country’s decision reflects its Cold War mentality, and will only cause deeper hatred among residents living in Kashmir,” said Hu. “Since Pakistan is China’s all-weather strategic partner, India’s decision would make China-Pakistan-India relations more complicated, he said, adding that a peaceful resolution on the Kashmir dispute is in the interest of China’s homeland security, especially its western regions.

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