In the name of good neighbourly relations, the process of dialogue is being progressed at various levels - be it at the secretarial or ministerial levels and the pantomime is repeated. But what exasperates me is the callousness and lack of sensitivity displayed by the Pakistanis during such exchanges.
To cite just one incident, I was shocked to see the histrionics on the part of the Pakistani Foreign Minister, whose body language clearly indicated that he believed in neither what he said nor what he was pursuing at the meeting. And if peaceful coexistence was indeed the key word, the Pakistani team would have come to the meeting with specific steps towards fulfillment of the stated objectives.
Over the years, at every summit that one has seen between the two countries, a general sense of mistrust coupled with an eagerness to score brownie points at the expense of the other side - more often resorted to by the Pakistanis - has been perceptible. This is surprising given the fact that there has been encouraging signs, with a positive inclination of a give - and - take policy, at the track two level diplomacy. Translated into layman's language, even while the common man on either side of the border wants peaceful coexistence, it's the establishment strongly bound by their Army (the cornerstone of whose existence is a stinging anti-India theme) that calls the shots. They know that they can never win a war with us and hence, resort to unfair means to put us down.
I suppose, time and history will one day give them the right sense.
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