Situation in Pak and its Impact on South Asian Countries

Situation in Pak and its Impact on South Asian Countries | India-Pak Relations

Common people of Pakistan at times seem more mature than those in the government and the time has come for a Civil-Military relationship based on trust rather than control, either way.

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What is happening in Pakistan?

Pakistan is in all sorts of crisis – political instability, economic free fall, and natural disaster that has left around 30 million people homeless.
And now, the former PM of Pakistan, ousted 7 months ago, is attacked.
Foreign exchange reserves are at a three-year low, enough to cover just six weeks of imports.

Possible Impact of the situation in Pakistan on South Asia

The US and NATO’s haphazard exit from Afghanistan have already threatened the security situation in the South Asia region.
And now, with Pakistan in crisis, terrorism will only flourish, with flood aid being diverted for arms and drugs trade; terrorist groups will influence people to seek violence as a legitimate alternative.
The suspicion amongst General level officers, serving or retired, the civilian leadership, incumbent or elected, and the ISI, appointed favorably or otherwise, will only increase if bridging the communication gap does not yield results.
In this situation, the China-Pakistan nexus will gain ground for destabilizing India and South Asia, the Arabian sea, and the Indian Ocean region.
This kind of Political turbulence will cause the food and fuel crises in the Afghan-Pakistan region to exacerbate.

What should be a solution?

Political stability can be guaranteed only when the Parliament’s vote of confidence is genuine. So, the bodies such as Election Commission and the High Courts and Supreme Court should be impartial and uninfluenced, and the mandate of the people should be respected in Pakistan.
Common people of Pakistan at times seem more mature than those in the government and the time has come for a Civil-Military relationship based on trust rather than control, either way.
Pakistan must focus on rebuilding the lives and livelihoods of its flood-affected people, rather than blaming India. India stands ready to help the common poor and hungry people of Pakistan.
Common sense should prevail on international platforms such as the UN.

Pak should Improve Relations with India

- Raking up the Kashmir issue every now and then, does not provide any locus standi to Pakistan. Pakistan should by now understand that the so-called ‘Azad Kashmir’, Gilgit-Baltistan, Shaksgam Valley and Aksai Chin are all integral and inalienable parts of India.
- The sooner Pakistan understands this, without an all-out war, in which they too know that they will flunk, the better.
- The Pakistan military should not have an existential motto of bleeding India.
- Providing safe haven for terror snakes and providing milk to them in order to inflict a thousand cuts on India will turn those snakes to bite and poison the well-established owners themselves.

What should India do?

Keeping terrorism and the 26/11 attack in mind, all efforts must be taken to create combat capabilities and military readiness for handling any unforeseen event.
The development of Tri-Services Rockets and Missiles Theatre Command and increasing drone detection capabilities are a step in the right direction.
Should India dream Balkanisation of Pakistan?
- The Balkanisation of Pakistan is not in India’s interest. We should stop dreaming about that. In a practical sense, however, bitter it may be, an unstable western neighbor will do more harm to India than good. Balkanization or breaking of Pakistan into independent pieces, distributing parts to Iran and Afghanistan, and then achieving lasting peace, is wishful thinking.
India can take initial steps for building an interface of Civil-Military authorities and officials. DGMO-level talks do take place, but we should go beyond that.
All this is never to undermine the supreme sacrifices of our soldiers and officers who laid down their lives safeguarding our nation.

Conclusion

Pakistan is now called a fractured state with uncertainties and unrest. To come out of this, Pakistan should immediately stop Providing safe haven for terror snakes and providing milk to them in order to inflict a thousand cuts on India, as it will turn those snakes to bite and poison the well-established owners themselves.