The Karachi Literature Festival has thrown in many surprises, with poet Javed Akhtar remembering Faiz Ahmad Faiz while talking about the Mumbai attack perpetrators. Akhtar바카라s remarks created a storm in the Pakistani film industry, while South Asian expert Michael Kugleman's advice to Pakistan to look beyond the Kashmir issue and move on surprised Kugleman as he said, 바카라I was grateful to participate in the recent Karachi Literature Festival. One of the most interesting moments was when I said-expecting to be booed-that the time may come when Pakistan needs to look beyond the Kashmir issue and move on. Because nothing is likely to change,바카라 said Michael Kugelman, South Asia Institute Director, The Wilson Center.
바카라Surprisingly, many in the audience applauded the comment. I didn바카라t expect that. Of course, that바카라s more a reflection of the view of the KLF audience demographic than of wider public sentiment. But I still didn바카라t expect such a response like that, especially in a public setting,바카라 Kugelman said.
In recent months, many Pakistani analysts have talked about moving beyond the Kashmir issue.
For instance, on January 13, Air Vice Marshal Shahzad Chaudhry (retd) in his article in Tribune Pakistan said India has politically outmanoeuvred Pakistan on Kashmir by rescinding Article 370, which gave the region autonomous status.
Chaudhry described India as the fifth largest economy in the world, ahead of the UK. 바카라It is aimed to be the third largest economy in the world by 2037. It is fourth in FE Reserves with over 600 billion USDs 바카라 Pakistan currently holds 4.5 only바카라 India has world바카라s second largest army and the third largest military. It may not be the strongest corresponding to the numbers, but it is on path to rapidly increasing its capacity and capability. The global list of billionaires has 140 Indians of which four are included in the top 100.바카라
He further argued that 바카라the gap between Pakistan and India is now unbridgeable. India has broken free of the shackles that kept her tied in South Asia and hyphenated in global perception with Pakistan바카라.
Chaudhry argues that Modi has brought India to the point where New Delhi has begun to cast a wider net of its influence and impact.
바카라Pakistan has been skilfully reduced to a footnote in this Indian script. It is time to smell some real leaves,바카라 Chaudhry says as he asks Pakistan to recalibrate its policy towards India and be bold enough to create a tri-nation consensus, along with China, focusing on Asia to be the spur for wider economic growth and benefit.
Chaudhry바카라s article was widely hailed in India and Pakistan. But it was also criticised by many in Pakistan, forcing him to revisit it in another piece and stick to his original idea.
In his subsequent piece, titled 바카라On India바카라revisited바카라, published in the Tribune Pakistan on January 20, he says if Indians termed his article brilliant, many of his Pakistani compatriots saw it as the worst piece ever on the subject, forcing him to delete his tweet. 바카라Our concern is with India as a country which is destined to play an increasingly important role in regional and global affairs. We have fought wars and have live issues. We need to resolve those. Perhaps newer facets of engagement will open newer doors to seeking solutions of another kind,바카라 Chaudhry writes in defence of his previous Article.
Prominent Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir, in his article in Urdu daily Jung claimed that former army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa was close to solving issues between the two countries and they had decided to freeze the Kashmir issue for about 20 years. Mir, in his article 바카라Thodi Si Sachai바카라 published by Jang on January 23, says the then Prime Minister Imran Khan stalled the move.
Mir argues that the ceasefire along the Line of Control after the abrogation of Article 370 on August 5, 2019, was also part of the freeze Kashmir pact.
On Feb 25, 2021, all of sudden, amid heightened tension between India and Pakistan, the DGsMO of both countries issued a joint statement, surprising all. It said, 바카라In the interest of achieving mutually beneficial and sustainable peace along the borders, the two DGsMO agreed to address each other바카라s core issues and concerns which have the propensity to disturb the peace and lead to violence. Both sides agreed for strict observance of all agreements, understandings and cease firing along the Line of Control and all other sectors with effect from midnight February 24-25 Feb 2021.바카라
This was the first time since the 2003 ceasefire agreement that both countries agreed to adhere to the ceasefire. Many analysts presumed that the ceasefire will not last long. But the events are proving them wrong. Since the reaffirmation of the ceasefire agreement, peace has prevailed along the border and Indian Army has been describing these years as zero-infiltration years. While separatists have been silenced in Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370, among the mainstream political parties, Peoples Democratic Party and National Conference are still batting for talks with Pakistan.
