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*** 16-Oct-16 World View -- Pakistan and India in farcical dispute over 'surgical strikes' in Kashmir
This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com
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**** Pakistan and India in farcical dispute over 'surgical strikes' in Kashmir
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Indian army soldier on guard in Kashmir (Getty)
War turned into farce this past week, as Pakistan claims that India
was lying when India said that it conducted military "surgical
strikes" into Pakistani territory in Kashmir.
We recently reported a major change in policy by India's military --
that it would invade Pakistan's soil if necessary. ( "30-Sep-16 World View -- Pakistan expected to retaliate after India invades Pakistani soil in Kashmir"
)
The series of events was triggered by a major terrorist attack, blamed
on Pakistan, on an Indian army base in Uri in Kashmir on September 18.
There was a five-hour firefight, and at least 17 soldiers were killed,
as were the militants. This was the worst militant terrorist attack
in Kashmir in years. India promised retaliation for the Uri attack.
The retaliation came on September 29 in the form of a series of
"targeted strikes" or "surgical strikes" by India's armed forces on
militant targets across the Line of Control (LoC) into the region of
Kashmir government by Pakistan.
The attack on Pakistani soil infuriated Pakistan's public, resulting
in calls for retaliation, even at risk of starting a war. Pakistan's
Foreign Office issued a statement:
> [indent]<QUOTE>"We can assure India that any such aggression will not
> go unanswered or unpunished. Pakistan is ready to defend its
> people and territory from any Indian aggression or Indian
> state-sponsored terrorism on Pakistani soil. The valiant armed
> forces of Pakistan have given and will continue to give a
> befitting response to any aggression,” said the Foreign Office
> spokesman in a statement."<END QUOTE>[/indent]
There is particular sensitivity in Pakistan over the question of
whether the Army is protecting Pakistani soil, after the American
commando operation that captured Osama bin Laden.
But apparently Pakistani government officials found a solution to the
problem.
They have declared that the "surgical strikes" never occurred, that
they were just a "bluff," and that they announced by India's military
in order to confuse and humiliate Pakistan by making it appear that
the country could not defend its own soil. Some of Pakistan's media
is even claiming that the Uri military base attack was a "false flag"
operation by India's military to provoke anti-Pakistan nationalism in
India.
Some Pakistani officials are calling the Indian military "delusional"
for claiming that the strikes took place. BBC (30-Sep) and
Daily Times (Pakistan) and The News (Pakistan, 30-Sep)
Related Articles
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**** Farce continues, as Pakistan involves the German embassy
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Pakistan's claims that India fabricated the story about "surgical
strikes" took an even more bizarre and farcical turn when Pakistan
media began to claim that a highly placed Indian official had
confessed that the surgical strike story was phony.
According to Pakistan media, the German foreign office in Berlin told
diplomats at the Pakistan Embassy in Berlin about a meeting that took
place between Germany diplomats and the Indian foreign secretary in
New Delhi. At the New Delhi meeting, the Indian foreign secretary
Subramaniam Jaishankar is quoted as saying:
> [indent]<QUOTE>"the Indian Foreign Secretary has categorically denied
> and said that there was no ‘surgical strike’ undertaken by Indian
> Army inside Azad Kashmir, Pakistan."<END QUOTE>[/indent]
Pakistan media also quotes an unnamed high-level Indian government
official saying that it was all a plot by India's governing BJP party,
which is led by the prime minister Narendra Modi:
> [indent]<QUOTE>"With the so-called mantra of surgical strike, the BJP
> government wanted to achieve many objectives such as to prove to
> the world that Pakistan is a terror sponsoring state and India has
> the military muscle to put it under restrain, Kashmir's freedom
> movement is nothing more than Pakistan's sponsored terrorism, to
> satisfy its populations' demand of avenging Uri attack and to
> create an unrivaled political space ahead of UP's state
> elections."<END QUOTE>[/indent]
However, a spokesman for the German embassy in New Delhi said that no
such conversation with German diplomats ever took place. "The report
in News International Pakistan is baseless and without any truth,"
according to the German embassy.
According to the India-based South Asia Analysis Group (SAAG), the
surgical strikes have had the "unintended consequence" of stirring
debate in Pakistan itself whether Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence
(ISI) agency should continue protecting and sponsoring terrorists who
attack targets in India. The News (Pakistan) and Daily News and Analysis (India) and South Asia Analysis Group (SAAG - India)
Related Articles
KEYS: Generational Dynamics, Pakistan, India, Kashmir,
Subramaniam Jaishankar
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This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com
- Pakistan and India in farcical dispute over 'surgical strikes' in Kashmir
- Farce continues, as Pakistan involves the German embassy
****
**** Pakistan and India in farcical dispute over 'surgical strikes' in Kashmir
****
Indian army soldier on guard in Kashmir (Getty)
War turned into farce this past week, as Pakistan claims that India
was lying when India said that it conducted military "surgical
strikes" into Pakistani territory in Kashmir.
We recently reported a major change in policy by India's military --
that it would invade Pakistan's soil if necessary. ( "30-Sep-16 World View -- Pakistan expected to retaliate after India invades Pakistani soil in Kashmir"
)
The series of events was triggered by a major terrorist attack, blamed
on Pakistan, on an Indian army base in Uri in Kashmir on September 18.
There was a five-hour firefight, and at least 17 soldiers were killed,
as were the militants. This was the worst militant terrorist attack
in Kashmir in years. India promised retaliation for the Uri attack.
The retaliation came on September 29 in the form of a series of
"targeted strikes" or "surgical strikes" by India's armed forces on
militant targets across the Line of Control (LoC) into the region of
Kashmir government by Pakistan.
The attack on Pakistani soil infuriated Pakistan's public, resulting
in calls for retaliation, even at risk of starting a war. Pakistan's
Foreign Office issued a statement:
> [indent]<QUOTE>"We can assure India that any such aggression will not
> go unanswered or unpunished. Pakistan is ready to defend its
> people and territory from any Indian aggression or Indian
> state-sponsored terrorism on Pakistani soil. The valiant armed
> forces of Pakistan have given and will continue to give a
> befitting response to any aggression,” said the Foreign Office
> spokesman in a statement."<END QUOTE>[/indent]
There is particular sensitivity in Pakistan over the question of
whether the Army is protecting Pakistani soil, after the American
commando operation that captured Osama bin Laden.
But apparently Pakistani government officials found a solution to the
problem.
They have declared that the "surgical strikes" never occurred, that
they were just a "bluff," and that they announced by India's military
in order to confuse and humiliate Pakistan by making it appear that
the country could not defend its own soil. Some of Pakistan's media
is even claiming that the Uri military base attack was a "false flag"
operation by India's military to provoke anti-Pakistan nationalism in
India.
Some Pakistani officials are calling the Indian military "delusional"
for claiming that the strikes took place. BBC (30-Sep) and
Daily Times (Pakistan) and The News (Pakistan, 30-Sep)
Related Articles
- Pakistan expected to retaliate after India invades Pakistani soil in Kashmir (30-Sep-2016)
- India and Pakistan threaten war over Indus River water rights (03-Oct-2016)
****
**** Farce continues, as Pakistan involves the German embassy
****
Pakistan's claims that India fabricated the story about "surgical
strikes" took an even more bizarre and farcical turn when Pakistan
media began to claim that a highly placed Indian official had
confessed that the surgical strike story was phony.
According to Pakistan media, the German foreign office in Berlin told
diplomats at the Pakistan Embassy in Berlin about a meeting that took
place between Germany diplomats and the Indian foreign secretary in
New Delhi. At the New Delhi meeting, the Indian foreign secretary
Subramaniam Jaishankar is quoted as saying:
> [indent]<QUOTE>"the Indian Foreign Secretary has categorically denied
> and said that there was no ‘surgical strike’ undertaken by Indian
> Army inside Azad Kashmir, Pakistan."<END QUOTE>[/indent]
Pakistan media also quotes an unnamed high-level Indian government
official saying that it was all a plot by India's governing BJP party,
which is led by the prime minister Narendra Modi:
> [indent]<QUOTE>"With the so-called mantra of surgical strike, the BJP
> government wanted to achieve many objectives such as to prove to
> the world that Pakistan is a terror sponsoring state and India has
> the military muscle to put it under restrain, Kashmir's freedom
> movement is nothing more than Pakistan's sponsored terrorism, to
> satisfy its populations' demand of avenging Uri attack and to
> create an unrivaled political space ahead of UP's state
> elections."<END QUOTE>[/indent]
However, a spokesman for the German embassy in New Delhi said that no
such conversation with German diplomats ever took place. "The report
in News International Pakistan is baseless and without any truth,"
according to the German embassy.
According to the India-based South Asia Analysis Group (SAAG), the
surgical strikes have had the "unintended consequence" of stirring
debate in Pakistan itself whether Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence
(ISI) agency should continue protecting and sponsoring terrorists who
attack targets in India. The News (Pakistan) and Daily News and Analysis (India) and South Asia Analysis Group (SAAG - India)
Related Articles
KEYS: Generational Dynamics, Pakistan, India, Kashmir,
Subramaniam Jaishankar
Permanent web link to this article
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Contribute to Generational Dynamics via PayPal
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Phone: 617-864-0010
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