Bekhudi besabab nahin Ghalib
(Distraction is not without reason, Ghalib
Something’s afoot that is being veiled)
FOR Pakistan, the prospect of reduced tension with a larger adversary should be welcome. Extended backchannel contacts, a revival of the LoC ceasefire, an exchange of messages between the prime ministers, Pakistan’s offer of Covid-19 relief assistance to India, and possible negotiations on “all outstanding issues, including Jammu and Kashmir”, should be cause for cautious optimism. However, important questions remain which will be answered one way or another soon enough.
Reportedly, Modi took the initiative. Why? Is it because he is politically weakened by the gross and tragic mishandling of the pandemic which has now been reflected in significant defeats in three out of five state elections? Have military setbacks in confrontations with China led to fears of a China-Pakistan alliance against India’s regional aspirations? Has Biden’s reliance on Pakistan to
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