Indian Stand: Champions Trophy

                                                                                    Mohan Kothekar

It has been decided by the Board of Control for Cricket of India to participate in Champions Trophy to be held in England and Wales from 1^st to 18^th June, 2017.  Pakistan is also participating in the eight nation tournament.  In the present scenario the Indian stand should be:

1. India should participate in the Champions Trophy tournament.
2. However, India should announce in advance not to play with Pakistan.
3. The press announcement should be made by the Sports Minister of India.
4. The Sports Minister should explain the reasons of non-participation with Pakistan.

It gives a strong message at the International arena regarding Pakistan role in state sponsored terrorism.  It will have positive impact on isolation of Pakistan at every forum.  Pakistani press and public at large are already against the present Sharif Government especially military & ISI intervention in day to day life.  It will have direct and positive impact of our policy against state sponsored terrorism in Kashmir.

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Pakistan: Why Denial

Mohan Kothekar

The Pakistani army and government spokespersons denied surgical strikes in the recent past.  On the contrary, Indian military and government owes the responsibility and publicized the killings at the western border.  What are the probable reasons?  It needs to be scrutinized.

The radicalization of the society in the name of Islam is the first and foremost reason.  They born and brought up for the religion and dies for the religion.  The radicalization is propagated and preached in the society as and when the number of Muslims exceeds in the region than the local.  The minority community in the Pakistan is already wiped out or converted.

The internal political turmoil in the Pakistan is the other reason of denial.  If the tension at border is escalated beyond the limit, the chances of takeover of power by the military General are eminent.  Panama leak has already doomed the image of Nawaz Sharif.  Military, Imran Khan’s party, High Court bar association, media and general public are against the present Prime Minister.

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t is known to the Pakistani military establishment that any acceptance of failure leads to loosing of hold over the public administration.  In Pakistan, the government is run by the military and ISI administration directly and indirectly.  In the media there is hue and cry against the interference of forces in day to day administration.

When so called pro-Pakistani leaders and political parties of India deny the military surgical strikes and all the time spitting the venom at each forum, it supports the claim of denial even if official military circulate the video officially.

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