FOREIGN POLICY INITIATIVE

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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