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Experts, while speaking at a webinar on ‘Back-Channel Talks and India-Pakistan Relations’, at Islamabad Policy Institute (IPI) emphasised ascertaining Indian intentions before investing in the process further. Photo courtesy Maleeha Lodhi Twitter
ISLAMABAD: Apprehensions about the backchannel engagement with India are growing because of what is being seen as an ‘absence of strategic clarity’ on Pakistani side.
Concerns are also being fuelled by scant details of what is being discussed in the talks, concerns about Indian intentions behind its outreach, and pessimism about the process helping resolve the Kashmir dispute.
These concerns are now being voiced at Islamabad’s busy think tank circuit.
India s Multi-Alignment Strategy Requires Recalibration and Clarification
This is especially so when one takes into consideration the fast-moving regional developments, specifically India s failure to isolate Pakistan, the Chinese-Iranian Strategic Partnership deal, and the US s withdrawal from Afghanistan.
File photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian president Vladimir Putin and Chinese president Xi Jinping in Antalya, Turkey, 2015. Credit: South African foreign ministry
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The rapidly evolving regional situation requires India to urgently recalibrate and clarify its multi-alignment strategy. Its policy of isolating Pakistan hasn’t succeeded as planned after ‘great powers’ as diverse as the US, China, the Gulf kingdoms, and even India’s historical ally Russia have increased their engagement with New Delhi’s rival.
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