When a wall was being built in Ahmedabad to hide the untidy slum from the eyes of much awaited visitor Trump, why planners could not assess that the same news might spread like jungle’s fire in global village? Though, slum was successfully screened from the eyes of the guest, but like rest of the world, he came to know about this over efficient hide work of ‘Modi Sarkar’ much prior to the visit day. Walls might hide the undesired realities for some time but they are neither a permanent solution nor a suitable option for a bigger country like India. Ahmedabad slum and urgently built wall around it made headlines in international media! Over efficiency on part of New Dehli led to worldwide exposure of an undesired reality.
New Delhi tried to build many diplomatic walls to hide the hegemonic designs and internal fissures. These walls built with the weak material of fanfare, artificial excitement, mistimed bear hugs and unnecessary crowd gatherings at ‘Namaste Trump’ rally failed to serve the purpose. How can you impress the world and the well informed president of a global power by gathering a huge crowd of sevenmillion when the capital city Dehli bleeds in the hands of extremists affiliated to RSS and BJP? As per available reports, anti-Muslim riots in Dehli alone, took the lives of more than two dozen individuals left hundreds injured , houses burnt , mosques and shrines attacked.
There were reports about transfer of the frightened Muslim families from affected areas of Dehli .Riots and over doing of ‘Namaste Trump’ rally may be interpreted as a message to the world that countries like India having bigger markets can trade discount package on human rights violations. Fancy talks at Ahmedabad , by Modi and Trump, about human development , economic cooperation and global peace had no fair connectivity with ground realities. More than eight million people in occupied Kashmir are under siege and denied all fundamental human rights.
In sheer violation of UN resolution, previous year in August, India revoked special status of disputed state of Kashmir through a one sided act. India is holding the ground in Kashmir on gun point! When said holding the ground, it clearly means mere control over a larger piece of land minus the local residents. Kashmiris, the real owners, are nothing but a problem to the decision makers of New Delhi who only know to tackle the issue with violence.UNSC had to assemble twice over rapidly worsening situation in IoK.
International organizations and media continuously pointing out the plight of Kashmiri masses who are facing the worst curfew and communication black out of this era. Besides imposing inhuman lock down in occupied Kashmir, India is frequently heating up the LoC through cease fire violations. Top Indian ministers and services chiefs have threatened to attack the AJ&K.
Trump’s tour to India has drawn new lines in the region and given clear hints of future camps likely to contest on multiple fronts. Deals emerging from this tour are neither good for the region nor Pakistan can sit and wait with fingers crossed
These threats cannot be overlooked by Pakistan in the backdrop of previous year’s Balakot misadventure of a failed but highly dangerous surgical strike. Jaw breaking downing of two IAF jets coupled with arrest of a pilot though proved Pak ascendency in the battlefield but BJP managed to win the elections by exploiting anti Pakistan rhetoric. Indian desperation to improve and enhance the military inventory is enough evidence of its hegemonic regional designs. A huge weapon deal with US worth three billion dollars during recent tour of Trump is not difficult to decipher. Arms race in South Asian region can only be continued at the cost of poor masses. Neither of India and Pakistan should opt to take part in this deadly game. . Unfortunately, it is always India which takes lead in such non- productive lethal games and compels Pakistan to re-assess the multiplying security concerns.
Nuclear build up between both traditional adversaries is fully attributed to New Delhi which took a provocative initiative during the decade of 70s. Under undeniable compulsions, Pakistan had to step in the nuclear arena . In reaction to Indian nuclear experiments under Atal Bihari Vajpai’s era, Pakistan formally had to rise as a nuclear power by responding in same coin. India’s obsession towards lethal weaponry seems getting multiplied under Modi’s extremist regime which obviously radiates threat signals at a much larger regional canvas.
Defence cooperation with US has transpired in purchase of attack helicopters , integrated air defence system , and space program . All these steps are dangerous for regional peace , prosperity and human existence. While infected with internal extremist tendencies , RSS lead regime is all set to destroy the South Asian and Eurasian geo- strategic layout . Trump’s tour to India has drawn new lines in the region and given clear hints of future camps likely to contest on multiple fronts. Deals emerging from this tour are neither good for the region nor Pakistan can sit and wait with fingers crossed. Collective wisdom must be applied by Islamabad to safeguard vital interests without following the footsteps of RSS ideologues playing with the fire in New Delhi.
The writer is a freelance