AtWg 1304 days ago

It is important to learn lessons from history and temper our expectations. USA was completely oblivious to the existence of Islamic terrorism before 9/11. When the terrorists knocked at their door, they started a world-wide war against terror. Chinese policy on Masood Azhar is hostage to PAK because of their deep involvement in CPEC. This can only change if there is significant terror strike in China itself. PAK is desperate to start dialogue with India to wash its international image of a rogue state supporting terrorism, without any overt change in its policy. China is using the UNSC veto to pressurize India to resume this meaningless dialogue with PAK. Both Chinese and PAK leadership wishes to settle Kashmir issue because without such settlement the CPEC passage through Gilgit-Baltistan shall remain illegal. India should not succumb to pressure. The Indian strategy of exposing China by repeatedly fielding the names of all known JeM and LeT terrorist before UNSC for sanctions and forcing China to repeatedly exercise veto, is sound. If China gets branded as a supporter of terrorism, it would find few friends when there is any uprising within their own borders. Many nations would be reluctant to co-operate with a nation that extends support to terrorists and subverts UN and its institutions.