So, on a non-rhetorical note,
India and Pakistan have decided to resume their bilateral dialogue again - that
has had a fractured history so far - with many more lows and few, standalone
highs.
And away from all pointers of
debate and who said what in the past and who did what - it is the best possible
option available for both countries - because it suits their populations back
homes - two populations that were one before 1947.
It is the best thing that can
happen to India and Pakistan - increased people to people to contact -
revisiting the shared cultural interests that still define life in every city
of India - and a 'peaceful' Pakistan can immensely benefit from it.
The present geopolitical balance
where economy is the most important parameter to weigh one's share in the 'group
of most effective voices' on world affairs, Pakistan is nowhere near to India.
India is a major world economy now and is poised to become a global power.
But that only makes for the case
that it engages in peace process with Pakistan - to synergise its efforts in
building an economy that is already the most preferred destination of every
global outfit - and thus building a society that becomes an example. That one
is a massive task with long term goals and require decades of continued nation
building.
And doing so, engaging with India
in the peace process and looking for solutions to the issues that create
problems, will ultimately help India - its fledgling economy - increasing radicalization
of its society - and its crumbling
national integrity.
Even if Pakistan employs all its
resources and wages a war till its last remnant , it will not be able to take
Kashmir, or for that matter, any other part from India. This realization is already
there. The need is to act on it. The need in Pakistan is to utilize the resources
for nation building that it is wasting in creating troubles for India - a huge
pool of resources that can prove very vital for Pakistani society.
©/IPR: Santosh Chaubey - http://severallyalone.blogspot.com/
