NEWS:
Indian Home minister Sushil Kumar Shinde has refused to sign the joint statement with Pakistan at the end of the three day visit by Pakistan Interior Minister Mr. Rehman Malik.
BACKGROUND:
The rebuttal by India is a reaction to Pakistan's uncooperative behaviour to help India in the trial of the accused in 26/11 attacks.Mr. Malik had come to India to resolve some crucial issues with the Indian lawmakers but it seems he has left a highly suspicious imprint. He denied any infiltration by the Pakistani extremists. He even said that the catastrophe on 26/11 could not be avoided due to the negligence by the Indian intelligence agencies. He emphatically said that if the terrorists of Lashkar-e-Toiba planned this attack, then the Pak government had no role as LeT is banned in Pakistan. Further,he suggested that there has been no proof found against Hafiz Saeed (head of LeT) and thus the latter should not be put under the line of fire. The third person who hatched the conspiracy was Headley who is a US citizen. Saying this, Mr. Malik wanted to brush off all the allegations of 26/11 being a state-sponsored assault. In the end, he claimed migration to be the sole cause for such blasts.
MY OPINION:
A land which looks like an inseparable part of the Indian subcontinent is metaphorically miles away from India. The palimpsest from the past says Pakistan and Hindustan are partitioned regions. Pakistan is actually an acronym which stands for: P - Punjabis, A- Afghans , K - Kashmiris, S- Sindh and tan - Balochistan. This nation doesn't possess a distinct religious identity but the BORDER brought with it all lines of social and political differences.
Pakistan's fault lies in their suspicious intentions which are reflected through their messages. The comments given by Mr. Malik is not the first time when the Indian politicians raised their eyebrows. Earlier, when India was investigating the 26/11 case, Pak did not give us the voice samples of Hafiz Saeed and other LeT activists. Prior to that, Mr. Malik blamed bad weather for the death of Captain Saurabh Kalia in the Indo-Pak war. The body of the shaheed soldier was returned in 1999.
There are some shortfalls on both sides of the LOC- While Pakistan fails to control the spread of terrorism as most of them are a prey to it, India has been the one facing the rough tides. Every bomb blast done by the terrorists renders many innocent people homeless, helpless and hopeless. India is also to blame. We haven't taken strict action against the perpetrators (Even though hanging of Kasab is actually a breakthrough). We must go deep into the 2007 Samjhauta Express bombing case which included some Indians as conspirators.
I believe Mr. Malik's comments are indicative of non-cooperation from Pak's side in the trial of 26/11 tragedy. All these headlines are indicative of some kind of association between the terrorist groups and the Pak government. I feel that digging into this issue may not lead fruiful results in the long run but India should strenthen its security forces. CCTV's should be installed and proper frisking must be done in high security areas. We must learn our lessons and implement policy decisions like NCTC(National Counter Terrorism Centre).
If such disastrous incidents are abstained, we will have time to resolve other key issues between the two neighbours. Sir Creek issue is still left unopened. Recently, a new visa regime has been operationalised for the two nations. This has stimulated the bilateral dynamics as the travellers can now avail of visas to five destinations(changed from initial figure of three). The citizens of both countries must extend an olive branch as was started with the Aman-ki-asha campaign and the bus from Lahore to delhi- Karvan -e - Aman.
We must learn to live in peace and not in pieces. It is sad that we are all from the same "mulkh" but still can't live in the same "mulkh" due to our own unresolved conflicts.
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