Friday 3 February 2017

Heart of Asia Summit: A Big Diplomatic Victory for India

        HoA Summit: A Big Diplomatic Victory for India

Terror emanating from Pakistan dominated the discussions of ‘Heart of
Asia’ Ministerial Conference held in Amritsar where Afghanistan
President Ashraf Ghani directly blamed Pakistan for covertly
supporting several terror networks including Taliban, JeM etc. in
destabilizing Afghanistan.

     The issue of firming up an air cargo service pact will give India
a leverage in Afghanistan as Pakistan continue to deny transit link
through its territory

    In my view it is a major diplomatic victory for India that in a
conference which was attended by 40 countries concluded with a strong
joint declaration which called for concerted regional and
international cooperation to ensure elimination of terrorism and also
disrupting all financial, tactical and logistical support for all
terror networks.

        In past too we have been successful in isolating Pakistan
whether it would be the occasion of cornering Pakistan in SAARC summit
or when India got access into MCTR or when Sushma Swaraj lashed out at
Pakistan in UNGA over Pakistan’s hue and cry over Surgical Strike. In
HoA conference also Modi has been successful in his attempt to isolate
Pakistan without mentioning name, he called for a resolute action not
just against forces but also against those who support, shelter, train
& finance terrorism.

        Lastly I would like to suggest that “To defeat terrorism,
Pakistan must end extremism”.


                                    -Romit Chandrakar, Raipur (Chhattisgarh)

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