Akmal Khan
Some experts are unanimous in their views that the US presence in Afghanistan was primarily to serve their geo-strategic interests in containing China and Russia. On the other hand, India has also very wickedly exploited the post 2001 scenario of Afghanistan as an opportunity to use Afghan soil for its devilish designs against Pakistan.
India has left no stone unturned to support proxies against Pakistan by exploiting all available resources in Afghanistan, which definitely have effected the deep rooted brotherly relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan. India is continuously attempting to justify her relevance in Afghanistan through increased involvement with Afghan Defense Forces, Police, Afghan intelligence agency(NDS) as well as through development projects and expanded economic ties. Indian secret service RAW has joined hands with NDS to carryout subversive activities in Pakistan at a time when Pakistan’s war against terror is in decisive phase. Although, RAW’s role in creating problems for Pakistan is no secret, NDS’s willingness to cooperate with Islamabad’s known enemy is being regarded as a setback to the Pakistan government’s political initiative of improving bilateral ties.
India being boasted as a major donor country to Afghanistan, will continue to exploit the weaknesses of the Afghan government and will also prevent any serious attempts of electoral reforms by fanning the differences by different political segments and key political personalities, so that the situation remains confused and conducive for her exploitation.
As usual, elements in the West, India and Afghanistan are again concocting narratives against Pakistan to falsely portray that Pakistan is the mother of all the problems in Afghanistan, as it supports the Afghan Taliban and proliferates terrorism in the region. Moreover, to consolidate Indo-US bonhomie, deliberate pressure is being increased on Pakistan. Undoubtedly, Pakistan is being made an escape goat for the failed US policies in Afghanistan. Keeping the prevalent situation and political wrangling in Afghanistan, any peace deal without addressing the illegal occupation of Afghanistan by the foreign troops which is also the number one agenda point of Afghan Taliban, may not offer any long lasting solution for peace in Afghanistan.
The question arises, what is so appealing in Afghanistan that India has invested billions? Why is India trying to win the goodwill of Afghan people?. India after exploiting the sectarian and ethnic fault lines in Afghanistan, is attempting to gain space for her new maneuvers of using tribal power of Afghan people for sinister scheming against Pakistan. Such maneuvers amid increasing propaganda and pressure on Pakistan to create unfavorable atmosphere for the overall economic outreach of China in the region. The unfolding events has now confirmed that India has established itself in Afghanistan just to bleed Pakistan by cuts incurred through sponsored terrorism, gain a foothold to ignite Balochistan insurgency and to ultimately sandwich Pakistan leading to isolation and destabilization. There is a dire need to address every emerging threat and counter every sinister plan, which could bring irreparable damages to our country.
India has become an expert player in exploiting the security, political, diplomatic, social, and religious affairs of Afghanistan. The recent spate of violence by the India through staging the self generated Pulwama attack ,speaks volumes about the sinister scheming against Pakistan. However, despite the capacity and capability of responding India in the same coin, Pakistan desires that peace in the region should prevail and every issue should be resolved through dialogue.
The recent unfolding of aggressiveness by India and subsequent response by Pakistan would not end here, if India further tried to escalate the situation. Hence, India should open her eyes and avoid any unavoidable actions by Pakistan. Experts, believe that India seems obsessed to acquire a global status by hook or crook, she is trying to establish her hegemony in the region by creating and manipulating different scenarios.
