How to use the visit of Bihar
Chief Minister to Pakistan
as a Foreign Policy initiative?
BIKASH
CHOUDHURY
1. If it were, the Foreign Policy Objective of India to push
the India &
Pakistan
relationship in Economy, Communication and Culture to the level of prior to
partition in 1947; then, India
should use the visit of Nitish Kumar as a foreign policy coupe. As his visit,
could be designed to be the sounding board with Pakistan
military, Govt., Opposition and Young
people- University
Students; without creating media frenzy and domestic & international
expectations.
2. Our foreign policy pitch ideally should be to looking at
the Vision for the future of two people together than dissipating energy and
resources in futile pursuits. And, further keeping in view of ever changing
Geo-Politics in Asia ; India
& Pakistan
together could become a formidable force in Asia instead
of being a supplicant follower of outside global power.
3. To execute such a plan; Prime Minister, National Security
Advisor and Foreign Secretary should brief Mr. Nitish Kumar before his visit to
Pakistan and lay out specific plans very carefully as what to discuss with
interlocutors like Pak President, Prime Minister, Opposition Leaders and if
possible Military.
4. Further, our Pakistan High Commission should arrange an
interaction session for Nitish Kumar with the students of Islamabad
and Lahore University
to basically ascertain the views of young and educated Pakistanis about India
& Pakistan
friendship, collaboration and later unity.
5. Big ticket projects like Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline
should be picked up from the back burner and similarly India
could suggest for a SOUTH ASIAN RAIL in the
model of Euro Rail. As this, project could attract Global Capital, Technology
and also Tourists; while, enriching the twin economies of India
& Pakistan
and building strong cultural ties also.
Can we give this Idea a chance?
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