A spoiler cannot be a peacemaker
EVEN after seven decades of independence, India’s Brahman policies in South Asia have led to the region’s backwardness and war frenzy.
Like Sri Lanka, the Maldives is a small archipelago with only India as its maritime neighbour.
Indian merchant ships pass through the territories of the Maldives in addition to their territorial waters.This country was also a British colony.It gained independence from Britain in 1965.
The country has been at the mercy of India from the very beginning due to lack of any military force and very small population and area.
The alleged Sri Lankan miscreants took the Maldives hostage, the Indian Army launched an operation in the Maldives.
In the drama “Operation Cactus”, some armed hostages were killed and some escaped.The only purpose of this drama was to bring Maldives under Indian influence.
The Indian Army then settled in the country in the name of security.However, since last year, the people of Maldives have been protesting against the presence of Indian Army in the Maldives.
The movement calling for Indian evacuation is called “India Out”.Going beyond the tragedy of 1971, it is clear that after the formation of Bangladesh, India still has border disputes with Bangladesh as well as issues such as water distribution and smuggling.
Apart from this, the dispute between India and Bangladesh over the island named “Sheikh Mujib” has not been resolved so far.
The rulers and the people of Bangladesh have two very different but contradictory views on India.
Bhutan is a small country located between China and India with a population of 38,000 sq km and 700,000.
It is fortunate that it escaped the onslaught of India, otherwise it would have been occupied by India like Sikkim.Bhutan is also facing a border dispute with India.This is an area called Doklam.
This is where the borders of India, Bhutan and China meet.While China was building a road in the area, India traditionally started a dispute over it.
Myanmar, which is still known as its old name “Burma”.It should not be assumed that India has no dispute with this country.It borders three north-eastern states of India.
Although India has very little control over these states due to the ongoing separatist movements, there is still a border dispute between India over the areas of Kabaw Valeey, Moreh and Tamou.
Indo-China mordant ties are also raising alarms of an armed conflict.India’s unlawful claim over Chinese territory has given birth to another regional face-off and despite numerous corps commanders’ level meetings, India’s obstinacy came in the way of finding a solution to the quarrel over the LAC and Ladakh.
Interventionist India has also been involved in destabilizing Pakistan by waging terrorism through its proxies highly funded by its Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) with an intent to fuel insurgencies in the northern and eastern parts of the country.
Traces found also suggest that separatist movements in Balochistan are also heavily financed and backed by Indian intelligence.
Kulbhushan is a living symbol of Indian intervention and terrorism in Pakistan.As long as he lives, this sign and story will live.
Pakistan will continue to expose India through it for years, especially on critical and important occasions.Major countries of the world have begun to refrain from mounting spies.
Behind it is not just diplomatic requirements, but deep thinking and wisdom.Kulbhushan is not only a spy, he is also a terrorist.Pakistan and its institutions know this, but the world also needs to understand this.
Kulbhushan’s machinations are not a fabrication, they are reality.He settled in the Iranian city of Chahbahar in 2003, under the guise of business.
For the next two years, he kept coming back to Karachi, on dual identification and travel documents.
In 2013, the Indian agency RAW gave him a big mission.Mission to sabotage Gwadar, Pasni and Giwani.He provided financial support to miscreants in Balochistan.He carried out landmines and grenade attacks in Turbat and Gwadar.
Planned attacks on radar stations and boats in Giovanni.Assisted in explosions on gas pipelines in Sibi and Sui.In 2015, a major landmine blast took place in Quetta.
Kulbhushanis a serving officer of the Indian Navy, he was due to retire in 2022.India’s first reaction to Kulbhushan’s arrest was crude.
He did not deny it, but admitted that he was a Navy officer, and also told the story that he had retired.If India’s hollow position is accepted, there are still many questions, no answers.
Why did Kulbhushan Yadav, as a Hindu and a Muslim, issued two separate passports?Why was his passport issued in the name of Hussain Mubarak Patel?
His passport number has been verified in India, it has also been proved that the fake passport was issued from the Indian city of Poona.What was Kulbhushan doing in Balochistan with this passport?
India accuses Pakistan of kidnapping him from Iran, is that possible?An investigative report of the Indian media itself has leaked the story of Kulbhushan.
According to the report, Kulbhushan used to disappear for a long time during his service.Iran had informed India of its activities.His fellow officers said they suspected Kulbhushan.
Above circumstances are not only worrisome for the regional countries, but the entire globe might feel the cataclysmic outburst if any skirmish between the nuclear foes of South Asia turns into a full-fledged war.
To avert such global devastation, the world must convince India to comply with international laws or the UN’s Charter and should be sanctioned severely of acts otherwise.
As India is the sick man of the region.Since the feminine gender is used in English for any country, it would be more appropriate to call India a “disease of South Asia” rather than a sick man because “a spoiler cannot be a peacemaker.”
—The writer is contributing columnist, based in Islamabad.
