'I am sure no war is likely to happen. But strained relations between India and Pakistan will not help,' says senior Hurriyat leader Professor Abdul Gani Bhat.
바카라The only way out toward a better tomorrow is through dialogue. The alternative to dialogue is war. Indians and Pakistanis know that war is not an alternative,바카라 says senior Hurriyat leader Professor Abdul Gani Bhat, adding that 바카라war will spell total disaster.바카라
But dialogue doesn바카라t happen in a vacuum, Bhat, known for his moderate views, tells Outlook in an interview at his residence in Srinagar. 바카라It happens for a purpose and purpose is tomorrow; for the prosperity of entire people of sub-continent.바카라
There is no security at Prof. Bhat바카라s house since the government has withdrawn the security cover of Hurriyat leaders. He lives in a relatively calm area of civil-lines. 바카라I am sure no war is likely to happen. But strained relations between India and Pakistan will not help. The two are nuclear powers with missile technology. Anything can happen,바카라 he says, reiterating that 바카라war is not an option.바카라
He says he loves people who chose to live in peace, adding 바카라I trust the leadership in India and Pakistan will start talking.바카라 He refused to talk about the future of Peoples Democratic Party and National Conference after the arrest of the top leaders of both parties including Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah saying only that 바카라the Abdullahs and Muftis know what is likely to befall them. I don바카라t know what they will do next.바카라
After the BJP government abrogated Articles 370 of the Indian Constitution and spilt Jammu and Kashmir State into two union territories, hardly any political leader across the political divide in the restive region has spoken on the issue. The arrest of political leaders, a communication blockade and huge deployment of the forces on the ground in the Valley has created an atmosphere of fear.
However, the eighty-year-old is not averse to expressing his views. He uses metaphors, avoids direct answers but agrees to talk, though with a caveat. 바카라I have no interest in talking about Article 370 at this time. I will talk about it, but not now,바카라 he says.
He says during the current clampdown Kashmiris expressed their anger with all the grace. 바카라Kashmiris followed a strategy, a sound and pragmatic strategy, and had involved the entire world in their affair,바카라 he says.
The 바카라anger with grace바카라 has paid a good dividend to the Kashmiris. 바카라The Americans, the Russians, the Chinese, the British and the French and all other powers have advised settlement of the dispute,바카라 he says.
The response of Kashmiris, he adds, has shown that they have not given up. 바카라We have been fighting for the past 70 years, we have not given up,바카라 he asserts. He says those who form the wrong opinion about the collective 바카라political opinion of Kashmiris바카라 will go wrong. 바카라Kashmiris fight with a method. They involve themselves in a strategy and use their brains,바카라 he says.
Russia, he points out, would have a few decades ago vetoed anything on Kashmir. But now it has asked India to hold talks on Kashmir. 바카라People of the world are taking on the largest democracy of the world over Kashmir. It is not a defeat of the Kashmiri. Kashmiris are scoring, not suffering in this battle. We have attracted the attention of the world toward danger in Kashmir through this non-violent method,바카라 he adds.
While talking about China moving a resolution in the UN Security Council, he says, one has to understand the region. 바카라China is in Pakistan; America is in Afghanistan and wants to leave from there gracefully. Two big countries are in South Asian region and now the Kashmir dispute has emerged on the world radar with the danger of a possible confrontation between two nuclear powers. That is why the world seeks peace, for economic reasons,바카라 he adds.
He says China is in the neighbourhood of India and Pakistan and if you look at the involvement of China in the region, it should genuinely feel concerned about the situation in the region. 바카라How China reacts in the coming months, let us leave it to the Chinese leadership,바카라 Prof. Bhat adds.
Although he insists that he does not want to talk about Articles 370 and 35A, but on persistent questions, he says: 바카라Do not forget we used to have a prime minister of Jammu and Kashmir. We had Sadar-e-Riyasat (president). There was Article 370, but there were also UN resolutions. In spite of Article 370 three wars took place between India and Pakistan. There was a war between the two countries in 1971. There was Kargil war between two nuclear power countries바카라바카라 Prof. Bhat says leaving the idea incomplete.
He takes a long pause and says: 바카라At times when you raise the dust, it also brings clarity. There would be light after the darkness. I hope good sense will prevail. I wish dialogue between the two nuclear, hostile neighbours (takes place). Nuclear countries don바카라t go for war.바카라