To Defeat India, Understand The Mindset
India follows the ‘Chankaya’ Ideology.’ that all of India’s neighbors are its enemies. And all of the neighbors of India’s neighbors are India’s friends. This was the first time in Pakistan that the private Pakistani media countered the Indian media warfare. The Indians admit this. Sadly, as always, Pakistan has lost ground at the diplomatic front.
By Talha Mujaddidi
Tuesday, 23 December 2008.
KARACHI, Pakistan—We need to understand that the Indian foreign policy, military and intelligence doctrine work on ‘Chankya’s ideology.’
The synopsis of that ideology is that all of India’s neighbors are its enemies. And all of the neighbors of India’s neighbors are India’s friends. That’s why India has bad relations with Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Maldives and even Bhutan. India has always had very good relations with Afghanistan, Iran, and Russia.
Chankya ideology also states clearly that India is the super power of the region (Bharat Mata), and all its neighboring countries are its proxies or satellites. This is from where the rhetoric of regional economic bloc, regional zone and South Asian economic zone originates from.
After the Mumbai attacks India has started exerting tremendous pressure on Pakistani government. Pakistani government on the other hand has shown amazing weakness in dealing with this critical situation. This was the first time in Pakistan that the private Pakistani media countered the Indian media warfare while the state-run media (PTV+APP) were weak. Times of India, The Hindu, and other Indian newspapers had to acknowledge that the Indian media onslaught was ripped apart by Pakistani media. Sadly, as always, Pakistan has lost ground at the diplomatic front. This has been Pakistan’s failure since Tashkent Agreement. This is because of our incompetent and corrupt governments. India has cornered us diplomatically, and is pressurizing us militarily. They enjoy the sympathies of U.S. and the rest of the world.
What are the main objectives of India, Israel, and U.S.?
With regards to Pakistan, these three countries form a nexus. They want to finish off our nuclear program, disband our eyes and ears i.e. the ISI; break Pakistan into three or four smaller parts since it is easier to govern a country with 180 million people if its broken down into smaller pieces, disband our army, make Pakistan a satellite state of India, just like Nepal or Bangladesh.
India is now a strategic ally of U.S. India is moving its troops into Afghanistan, so that it can corner Pakistan from both fronts. U.S. wants Indian troops to support its troops in Afghanistan against Taliban. The intelligence arm of any country is the nation’s first line of defense. It’s the eyes and ears without which any military force can’t function. All western and Indian propaganda against ISI is baseless and ridiculous. All officers of ISI are taken from the armed forces. There can be no political appointee. Whereas the Indian RAW has political appointees. The Hindu fundamentalist government of BJP back in the 1990s inducted political appointees into RAW en masse. If ISI is disbanded Pakistan will become an easy target for Indian military. The important thing to keep in mind for all the Pakistani peaceniks, pacifists, and candle light vigilantes and artists like Sameena Pirzada and others is that the peace process between India and Pakistan only started after Pakistan became a declared nuclear power. That is when India understood that war between two nuclear power countries is no longer an option. That’s when confidence building measures, trade links, cultural exchanges, sports, took place. As long as Pakistan was not a declared nuclear weapon state India maintained a threatening attitude towards Pakistan. Without nuclear weapons I can say confidently that India will leave no chance to annihilate us.
The problem with Western experts on South Asia is that they don’t understand the dynamics of Pakistan-India conflict. The root cause of conflict between Pakistan and India is Kashmir. Without the resolution of this conflict permanent peace between India and Pakistan cannot be achieved. There is peace in Europe today because they have resolved their problems and disputes and all countries treat each other with equal respect. Not to forget that two brutal world wars were fought in Europe that completely devastated Europe. After such devastation Europe got together and realized that mutual peace is must for coexistence. Peace between two countries can only be on equal terms. The U.S and Soviet Union were able to co-exist because both had nuclear weapons. If Pakistan is destabilized then it’s not possible that India will remain intact and enjoy exponential growth rates.
When experts come on TV and say that extremists on both sides don’t want peace, this is utter rubbish. Only extremists in India don’t want peace with Pakistan! Why? Because in order for Pakistan and India to have lasting peace, Kashmir dispute must be resolved according to the wishes of the Kashmiri people. Does anyone in Pakistan not want resolution of Kashmir dispute? No. Is there anyone in India who doesn’t want resolution of Kashmir? Yes, their military establishment, their foreign policy establishment, BJP led extremist parties, and a majority of the Indian people. Why do they not want the resolution of Kashmir dispute? Firstly, they call it their internal issue and say it is our ‘Atut Ang’ [integral part]. Secondly, there are so many independence movements going on inside India that they can’t afford setting an example of Kashmiri independence. Recall that India functions on Bharat Mata ideology and they will never give up Kashmir. Everyone in Pakistan is ready to resolve the Kashmir dispute so it’s baseless to say that hawkish elements in Pakistan do not want good relations with India. RSS, Bajrang Dal, Shiv Sena, and even members of BJP have openly said again and again that Pakistan must be destroyed. These are not just small groups; these parties have formed governments in India.
Writer is a Communications Engineer, and independent analyst based in Karachi, Pakistan. He can be reached at tamujadd AT gmail.com
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Sadly India has never accepted reality. Until it does Kashmir issue will linger on.,….
I think the author has been fair in bringing to light the internal problems of pakistan (the media and the weak government). But I think its foolish to think India is having a long term plan to invade Pakistan (and that too from all sides !!!). There is enough pressure on the Indian government to deliver on infrastructure, rural upgradation, poverty, healthcare, social problems and unemployment. Nobody has time to plan a war.
Pakistan should not concentrate too much on winning the diplomatic war. The problem with Pakistan seems to be “How can we budge ??” Maybe budging and removing radicals and extremists from its own territories is the starting point for economic development and globalisation.
And one more thing, If India gives Kashmir to Pakistan, the problem will NOT be solved. Think about it.
@Muhammad
“Now its India’s turn to lose and INSHALLAH it will not just only lose Kashmir but its capital also. Time is near that India will be reduced to the size of Sri-Lanka. We are ready for war but the question is that are the Indians ready? We have ruled subcontinent with great justice and the Hindus were treated with dignity and respect”.
Spoken like a true terrorist…
Our tele-media has to change its policy of exposing the things which are detrimental to our national interests. I always see that the Indian media always protects its national interests by fair or unfair means. In contrast to the Indian media, our media sometimes exposes the things which are very advantageous to our enemies. Our media has to change its temprament.
Whether it should or shouldn’t is immaterial. You can’t have a peaceful solution without both sides accepting the possiblity or losing – anything else is simply one side resisting or forcing its will on the other. Now no doubt the majority of Kashmir would wish to join Pakistan (or become independant as some political parties now move for there) – but for that to be given a chance to happen the opposite must also exist.
Unless when you call for peace you wish for the peace of the victor – which unless it is accampanied by morally questionable genocide or at least ethnic cleansing stores up problems for future.
So any resolution that isn’t imposed – so happens through negoitiation or through peaceful action – has to accept the chance of failure, or of temporary failure (which is more likely, no one ever has to give up when people aren’t trying to kill each other).
Its foolish to point to recent history – both countires have behaved deplorably. India in its failure to manage into community strife and jockying for power and Pakistan most notably with its actions in what is now Bangladesh (supported to the hilt back then by Kissenger and the Yanks – Kissenger memorably stating the country would become a basket case) and failure to manage its own communal relations, particularily between Shia and Sunni.
The case of Bangladesh is particularily fascinating – despite the traume that accompanied its indiependance India failed miserably to build on it, content merely to have removed pakistan as a serious threat (pre nukes of course), and so today Bangladeshis are far more positive about Pakistan than India (when I was last in Dhaka during the 20 20 match every blow for Pakistan was greeted with raptous cheers throughout the city – India’s win was met with complete silence).
Mr. Chris Hayes and why should Pakistan lose anything anymore????? Was it not enough that we lost a part of our land due to India??????? Now its India’s turn to lose and INSHALLAH it will not just only lose Kashmir but its capital also. Time is near that India will be reduced to the size of Sri-Lanka.We are ready for war but the question is that are the Indians ready??????? We have ruled subcontinent with great justice and the Hindus were treated with dignity and respect but what have they done in 60 years to the Muslims and other minorities in India????????????? World must realize that India is not the biggest democracy but the biggest terrorists.
If there was a free and fair regional vote in Kashmir – would you support that decision for those areas?
Or do you envisage a different sort of peaceful resolution? Perhaps going back 60 years for its rational?
And out of interest if India launched a charm offensive on Kashmir and essentually bought their loyalty (before you say this is impossible check a few past examples from around the world – people are a mallable bunch at times), no doubt out spending Pakistan with or without outside help, and skewing any vote in their favour would you support that outcome?
I know there are lots of objectionable statements – the people of kashmir would never vote indian, the current populance can’t choose, the choice was made by those living in ‘47, India can’t handle a free election etc etc. The caveat of going for a peaceful non military settlement that Pakistan and now India since both sides became nuclear, can never win, is that you have to be prepared to lose, or not get what you want. The world is littered with countries that failed to grasp this imporant point.