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Idyllic Voyage
by
Mumtaz Hamid Rao
Germany has—eventually—lifted embargo on
defense arms sales to Pakistan. Breaking
this marvelous story to newsmen, President General Pervez Musharraf said that his visit to Germany
had simultaneously—been very successful.
With the new settings, surfaced due to Musharraf's vision of 'optimal links with the globe', Germany
will be selling military equipment to Pakistan and Berlin would supply spare parts of the radar
system to Pakistan Air Force.
Analyzing pragmatically, its' indeed a matter of alluring delight that ban inserted by Germany on the
sale of military spare parts years ago are essentially required—most explicitly due to India's
antagonistic mindset vis-a-vis Pakistan. Well the restrict now stands evaporated.
Not to talk of the latest outbursts of the top Indian headship—most specifically AB Vajpayee n' his
pal LK Advani, even the Indian Foreign Minister Yashwant Sinha—with their 'spiteful style of
hoodwinking the world' said in Chennai the other day that 'talks with Pakistan would be held at
suitable time'.
Taking a swift cognizance of Sinha's 'supercilious posture' even an Indian news agency added a
comment with the words that 'neither he [Sinha] specified the level of parleys between the two nuke
neighbours nor did he even make a hint on a probable date for the initiation of parleys.
As a matter of fact Sinha's 'newest outlook, marked by icons of persistent loath with hypocrisy as
its podium is an overt indicator of the the Indian hostile attitude, backed by ploys of putting in
abeyance 'every thing' including the much-trumpeted by New Delhi 'process of talks one way or the
other'.
Its' not astonishing, explicitly from the ruling extremist Hindu group--the BJP, an off-shoot of the
fanatic Rashtria Sevak Sung [RSS]'. Well accepted by inmost feelings of the India Janta that such
tricks shall ultimately prove futile and even very harmful for the Vajpayee-cum-Advani led set of
rulers, side-by-side with intensification of clouds of perils to persist in South Asia, the
antagonistic Indians are engaged in a full-blast propaganda crusade even at the cost of their
striving millions, who are in search of a loaf of bread in place of fanatic n' lavish spending of the
weapons of mass destruction from left n' right.
With such a scenario, the reality that manifests is that Vajpayee's message of talks, beamed to the
world during his visit to forcibly held part of the fascinating n' charismatic Himalayan State of
Jammu n' Kashmir--a few months ago--was nothing except a multi-purpose deceitful act. Every peace-
adoring nation acknowledges with zest that despite well-versed with the Indian mentality, Pakistan
responded to the 'Vajpayee-plan' with utmost sincerity to translate the vision into a reality.
As a result, Pakistan's new envoy has taken his assignment in New Delhi. Yet no exact date of the
Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan is perceptible to- ate, though relieved from Beijing. All
requisites--for Pakistan--to resume bus service are fulfilled. Visits by Pakistani delegations has
also been set in motion. Pakistan's lawmakers were the first to have a voyage to India whereas a
contingent of almost 150-traders is equally all set for new commerce-links.
Likewise many more steps are being envisioned with a singular approach to ease tension in the
ill-fated South Asia region which is facing a perilous course only due to Indian arrogance on ground
realities for the last over five-decades.
What is--in return--has been done by India is just an awful question mark. The stepping up of a reign
of terror in India held-Kashmir! Isn't it an eye-opener for the advocates of human rights, more
exclusively for the masters of the globe with the United States atop?
While in UK, the USA, Germany n' now in France, a gallant Musharraf spoke about Kashmir everywhere in
words clear as crystal. The world accepted his striking standpoint that the comity of nations must
take cognizance of the magnitude of Indian brutalities n' atrocities in Occupied Kashmir to bring the
era of barbaric tyranny, unleashed by over a million armed Indian troops in IHK to an instant end.
Certainly New Delhi got up-set, as it seems in no mood to remove the root cause of the irritants--the
Kashmir Issue. Going by the index of the history if a moderate Hindu like Pundit Nehru could back-out
of Indian commitments of Kashmir, it is just an illusion to expect a 'positive response' from an
extremist fold--named BJP. The reality is evident from the illogical reacts by Vajpayee & Co on the
realistic n' magnificent vision of President Musharraf who unveiled the actual Indian mind at every
forum--with a spontaneous feedback, blessed with fragrance of adore from every-one, irrespective of
leaning or a specific emblem.
Fielding another question on Pak-Indian thaw, Musharraf said even in Berlin that Germany looked to it
with a "positive eye" and he told German Chancellor Schoreder that Pakistan had done maximum and now
the "ball is in India's court".
Like Bush n' Blair, Schroeder also evinced keen interest when briefed by about human rights
violations being perpetrated by Indian forces in occupied Kashmir. He also brought home the fact to
German Chancellor that there was a lot of hue n' cry of "cross- border terrorism" but the Indians
didn't refer to human rights abuses in the held Kashmir, a paradise in horror.
Wherever he went, Musharraf briefed the leaders of significance about situation in the South Asia,
Kashmir issue and Pakistan's steps for normalization of relations with India. Even while in Paris,
the President met his counterpart Jacques Chirac and other leaders and held a host of issues
including bilateral relations, international problems, strengthening of economic ties between the two
countries, the option of purchasing Mirage-2005 fighter planes from France plus the Kashmir Issue.
Pakistan had officially conveyed to Paris via diplomatic channels that Islamabad's decision to
explore the possibility of buying Mirage 2005 aircrafts from France. An overview of Musharraf's
four-nations visit reveals the factuality that aside the US $ 3 billion assist, aired by President
Bush at the historic Camp David, the signing of Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) and
the Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement are tangible results of the strengthened US-Pakistan
relationship.
This agreement was signed during President Musharraf’s second visit to Washington during the Bush
Administration since both presidents agreed to increase cooperation in science, technology and
education during their first meeting in February 2002.
As a result, the agreement will facilitate US and Pakistani partnerships among government agencies,
universities, public and private research centres, and members of the private sector. USAID has
provided two million dollars to initiate support for activities undertaken through this agreement. US
and Pakistani agencies have already begun to explore possible cooperative activities under this
Agreement.
The Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement establishes a legal framework to facilitate broad,
bilateral cooperation in science, technology, engineering and education for peaceful purposes between
public and private entities from the U.S. and Pakistani scientific communities.
The signing of this agreement and the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA), which was also
signed at the Embassy inauguration, are tangible results of the strengthened US-Pakistan
relationship. The meaningful accomplishments--an upshot of Musharraf's visit--have literally put the
Indian warlords to a state of psyche. Yet it would serve no purpose at all as India can now no more
deceive the world in any fashion.
The only best course now left for New Delhi is to bend before realism by eschewing the atypical style
of 'wait n' see'. As far Kashmir, New Delhi has 'waited' in the 55-year epoch and 'seen' that every
dawn which rises on the dazzling soil brings for India nothing except amplified hatred for it with a
frequent n' fresh resolve by the sparkling sons n' daughters of the sanctified soil that the fetters
of the tyrannical Indian rule are close to smash n' shatter.
Hence, the only apposite way left for India is to either quit the invaded land of Jammu n' Kashmir,
accept Pakistan's plea for a dialogue with Kashmir issue atop or bend before the globally-accepted UN
resolutions, which provide for a free, fair and impartial plebiscite under the aegis of the
world-body in the State. Let Kashmiris determine their destiny themselves, a birth right to
every-one, which can in no way be denied by any power on Earth.
Any back-out by India on its own pledges, made at the United Nations which okayed the Kashmir
resolutions for more than a dozen times [1948-1957] shall not only expose India to the extent of
'natural dress--nudity' but at the same time place it in a state of still more humiliation all-over.
If the New Delhi Janta can't do it for the Brava Kashmiris, they shall have to do it--one day--for
their starving populous.
On the President's overseas visit, one shall have to accept the reality that its' impact has a lofty
magnitude. In the 21st century era, no nation can afford to live in a state of isolation. To abridge
Pakistan with the rest of the world--of-course--with a fabulous place in the comity of nations, an
approach like the one Musharraf follows is the call of the time n' paramount need of the hour. Such a
zestful effort to clutch an adorable place on the atlas needs to be measured by all sets of
politicians as patriotic Pakistanis, setting aside elfin issues such as the the oppositions' egoistic
n' lovely topic- the LFO.
The author is a noted journalist, political analyst and ex-Director News Pakistan TV. He
is a regular
contributor to
Media Monitors Network (MMN).
Source:
by courtesy & © 2003 Mumtaz Hamid Rao
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