Qureshi's gameplan

Ahead of Indo-Pak talks, Pak's foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi by saying that Pak has given a blank cheque to China to play a role in improving the ties between the two arch-rivals is nothing but absurdity on his part. Despite India leaving all sorts of Pakistani notoriety behind has come forward to restart talks with it, Pakistan is disrespecting its stated stand. It is because only through continuing talks between the two neighbours will improve bilateral relations that India extended offer of talk. India has stated umpteentimes that it does not believe in interferance from any third party in its bilateral relation. Knowing well India’s stated position, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi talks of mediation by China in its bilateral relation with India. Pakistan has given blank cheque to China and asked India whether it is comfortable with China. This is nothing but absurd behaviour by none else but the foreign minister of Pakistan just before restarting talks. Though Pakistan has a very cosy relations with China and it has ceded thousands of Sq. KMs of land to China from PoK, which is known as Aksai Chin, It must not play destructive diplomacy to show India in bad light. When it is know that for India it is out of question to accept any third party intervention in bilateral relation, what intention Qureshi harbours against it just before the commencement of talks. The US is pleased at the re-start of Secretary level talks between India and Pakistan, but it must also ask Pakistan to not pollute the atmosphere. Despite domestic concerns about restarting talks with Pakistan, India has walked an extra-mile to announce about the Secretary-level talks. Pleading for mediation between Indo-Pak ties by China, Pak would better serve China cause in reining in Islamic fundamentalists in its Xiang province. Qureshi should first ask China to extend help to Pakistan in fighting out Taliban. Because Taliban and Pak home grown terror outfits are beyond the control of its government. Whether Pakistan is deliberately calculated move to bring China in its relation with India on its side under a gameplan or it wants to keep China in good humour as far as its relation with India is concerned. The relation between the two neighbours can only be improved by respecting each others belief and sentiment. But on this vital front, Pakistan is lacking in playing constructive role.