After almost 69 years of independence from the British, the diplomats on the either side of the iron curtain failed to find a stable and reliable solution to the Kashmir issue. One can simply assert that the main rationale behind this failure is due to lack of diplomatic scenario in Pakistan. Even if a treaty for peace is inked with the Pak government, it must be backed by the Pakistan military, especially by the army and that is non-viable.
Pakistan has witnessed the most number of military coups in the 20th century than any country. Starting from 1958, within 10 years of birth of the nation, Pak has been the victim of three successful and many unsuccessful coups that can’t be counted. This tradition was started by Field Marshal Ayub Khan in 1958, followed by General Zia-ul-Haq in 1977 and the latest one being in 1999, by General Pervez Musharraf.
While Indian Armed Forces transformed themselves into a democratic and reliable establishment by its people. On the other side, the Pak military is trying to overthrow the democratically elected government. Pakistan almost spent half of its 69 years of independence under the dictatorship of military rulers. These instances from the history gave the Pak military some rampant powers. This was proved in many situations. Take for instance, in June 2013, as
Nawaz Sharif, along with his family, left for the Presidency to take oath as prime minister for a record third time. At the oath-taking ceremony, services chiefs, political leaders, diplomats and senior civil and military officials had been invited. As soon as the convoy reached the outer barrier of Punjab House adjacent to Margallah Road, an alter commando blew the whistle with full force ordering the driver to stop the vehicle. Consequently, the prime minister’s convoy had to stop as well.
The commando was there to make sure nothing should obstruct the route of the Army chief’s convoy, only allowing vehicles from Punjab House to pass after the entire convoy of the army chief drove away. There are many such instances from the past that clearly indicates the veto of military over the government in Pak. There are many secrets that were and are held back from the knowledge of the Prez and the Prime Minister, of the military’s rancid activities.
Many local and internal community leaders in Pak prefer approaching the military leadership over the government’s to get something done. Even the world countries are considering the military as the solitary bondsman for the Pak’s rickety nuclear arsenal. In many instances, the present Pak’s Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif is featured as the ‘Savior’ by the media.
As a subsequent to Panama-leaks, if the government becomes unstable, the army will have another chance to form a coup. However, it is a cogent option for the military to intervene for a short period of time to settle the political unrest, but one can never expect that from Pakistani forces. Owing to these worst case scenarios, the on-going
Operation Zarb-e-Azb in the northwestern territories of Pak, the military lost its control over the terrorists spread across the country. Heavy and pointless concentration of the troops across the Line of Control (LoC) favored to loosen this grip further. The institutions that carry terroristic activities some a considerable role in the country’s decision making. This is a major problem for the Pak military that needs immediate attention. A coup without their (terrorists) would bleed the military.
Now the question is, how long and to what extent can we rely on a treaty or an agreement between the two governments (India-Pakistan), or is it a right step from our leaders to deal with the political leadership of Pak, or should we deal with the military leadership? Even if an understanding is done between us and their army, can it be trusted? These questions will never have clear-cut consensus.
According to Pakistan Ex Foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar said that some people believed that the Kashmir issue could only be resolved “if there was a BJP government in India and a military government in Pakistan”.
PM Modi in recent interview with Arnab Goswami said that “With Whom we should talk to in Pakistan” . He also said that while talks across the table would go on, the soldiers at the borders had also been given full freedom to retaliate in the language they are comfortable. He backed his efforts to reach out to Pakistan and said it was his relentless pursuit of talks that the stand of India has been made clear before the world while Pakistan is facing problems.
The only quarter from where Modi’s proactive diplomacy vis-à-vis Pakistan has found a positive response is that of his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif. The latter, who underwent an open heart surgery recently and is recovering in the UK, had attended Modi’s oath-taking ceremony and is eager to take forward the momentum. He might be eager to finish off the task which had remained incomplete in 1999 when he was toppled by the military. Sharif has also shown an intent this time to co-exist with the military leadership while reciprocating to Modi. This is by far the most difficult task of balancing for the Pakistani premier but much depends on its success or failure. Pakistan’s political future is not easy to predict and given the two neighbours uncompromising positions on Kashmir issue and terrorism, a great difficulty lies in finding the common meeting point, which Modi described in the interview as a major pursuit of foreign policy.
The only solution is that our forces must be strengthened and strategized to face any situation at any given point of time, especially in the LoC and LoAC regions.
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This article has been written by Krishna Chaitanya Velaga exclusively for www.Defenceupdate.in
Blog : kcvelaga.blogspot.in
Location: Tenali, AP, India
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