Dealing With Pakistan
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Approaching Pakistan
Hate Pakistan? Silly idea. Fear Pakistan? Not viable. War with Pakistan? Possible – but not a plausible idea. Love Pakistan? At your own risk.
How do we deal with Pakistan?
There is one success that we can look at – and learn from.
Between 1985-2005, the India-Pakistan cricketing bodies worked together to stamp their authority on world cricket. A rare success in Indo-Pak relationship. An important influence in that relationship was Imran Khan.
Imran Khan is making his first serious attempt at winning Pakistan’s next election. On the latest India-Pakistan diplomatic movements, some half-formed thoughts in mainstream media extracted below.
New Delhi and Islamabad made multiple attempts to revive their fraught relationship since 26/11, but each floundered in the face of continued Pakistani military support for anti-India jihadists and unwillingness to act against the perpetrators of the Mumbai carnage, the Lashkar-e-Taiba.
Evidence that any of this has changed is thin — but there is some reason to believe that the Pakistan army, behind its bluster, is weaker than ever and, therefore, desperate to secure its eastern flank at a time it appears besieged from all sides.
For weeks now, Pakistan has been seeking to demonstrate its commitment to peace: the release of an Indian helicopter that strayed across the Line of Control and the tentative movement on opening trade across the border are among the signs of a thaw.
It is also clear, though, that Pakistan’s military isn’t about to turn on its Islamist proxies. (via The Hindu : Opinion / Lead : India, Pakistan, and God’s geostrategic will).
In the meantime a compendium of some 2ndlook posts to a nuanced approach – looking at Pakistan’s history, even before it came into existence.
2ndlook at the Pakistan Question
Believing Pakistan …?
The idea of Pakistan!
Pakistan – Shifting sands?
The ‘idea’ of Pakistan-II
The headache that is Pakistan
Pakistan – Blackmail as State Policy
Abbottabad does not quite add up
Pakistani diplomacy – a tour de force
Pakistan – An alienating identity
Confronting Pakistan’s official narrative
Redefining Kashmir, Pakistan – and India
1971 Bangla Desh War – Why was China quiet?
Pakistan. The Calculus has Changed
Pakistan and Kashmir – Regaining the narrative!
Kashmir – How US Supported Pakistan Subversion
The respect Pakistan deserves – and does not get
Related articles
- Pakistan’s US envoy returns home amid scandal (sfgate.com)
- Sapling of change planted, alliance with Nawaz possible if he declares his assets: Imran Khan (nation.com.pk)
- Pakistan Boosting Trade With India (newser.com)
- India, Pakistan urged to sink differences (thehindu.com)
Exciting new series. From 1 Mar, 2010.
