Why is India Sponsoring Terrorism in Pakistan?
By RiazHaq
CA
There is substantial direct and indirect evidence that shows India is a state sponsor of terrorism in Pakistan.
On the one hand, the Modi government is funding the Teheek--e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), various Baloch insurgent groups, MQM militants and other groups to terrorize Pakistanis. On the other hand, it is accusing the Pakistani government of sponsoring terrorism in Kashmir and demanding action against Kashmiri support groups headed by Hafiz Saeed and Masood Azhar.
It appears that the "Doval Doctrine", named after India's hawkish national security advisor AjitDoval , is designed to stretch Pakistan Army so thin that it ultimately collapses and paves the way for India’s dominance of Pakistan.
Evidence of Indian Sponsorship of Terror
Here are some of evidence of India's support of terrorist groups in Pakistan:
1. A 2015 London police document revealed as follows:
“Large amounts of cash have been seized from premises associated with the MQM and a significant amount of assets have been identified in the United Kingdom. All of the cash and assets are believed to represent funds provided to MQM by the Indian government or other unlawful activity.".
2. Kulbhushan Yadav, a serving Indian Navy Commander, was arrested in Pakistan's Balochistanprovince in 2016 . Yadav said his purpose was to remain in direct contact with Baloch insurgents and carry out "activities with their collaboration".
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is now openly supporting Baloch insurgency in Pakistan. The Indian support for Baloch insurgents' terrorism in Pakistan is no longer a secret.
3. Based on US intelligence reports, ex-US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel has confirmed that "India has always used Afghanistan as a second front against Pakistan. India has over the years been financing problems in Pakistan ".
4. Since 2013, India's current National Security Advisor AjitDoval has been talking about "Pakistan's vulnerabilities" to terrorism and India's ability to take advantage of it . Here are excerpts of his speech at Sastra University:
"How do you tackle Pakistan? ...We start working on Pakistan's vulnerabilities-- economic , internal security, political , isolating them internationally, it can be anything ... it can be defeating Pakistan's policies in Afghanistan ... You stop the terrorists by denying them weapons, funds and manpower. Deny them funds by countering with one-and-a-half times more funding. If they have 1200 crores give them 1,800 crores and they are on our side ...who are the Taliban fighting for? It's because they haven't got jobs or someone has misled them. The Taliban are mercenaries. So go for more of the covert thing (against Pakistan) ..." - AjitDoval, India's National Security Advisor
5. India's intelligence agency RAW has a long history of sponsoring terrorism in Pakistan . Ex-Indian spy R.K. Yadav has documented some of RAW's past successes in Pakistan stretching back to 1960s.
India's Pakistan Obsession
Why is India's leadership so paranoid about Pakistan and Pakistanis ? Let us examine the source of India's Pakistan phobia by looking at various statements made by analysts, strategists and leaders across the political spectrum.
RSS leader M.S. Golwalkar described as "worthy of worship" by current Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi: "Ever since that evil day, when Moslems first landed in Hindustan, right up to the present moment, the Hindu Nation has been gallantly fighting on to take on these despoilers. The Race Spirit has been awakening.”
I ndian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's Defense Minister Krishna Menon: "In Pakistan's view the Partition is only the beginning. Her idea is to get a jumping-off ground to take the whole of India … it was from the Mughals that the British took over (India). Now the British having gone, they (Muslims) must come back (to rule all of India)"
India's ex National Security Advisor and Foreign Secretary J.N. Dixit: "The reason Britain partitioned India was to fragment Hindu areas into political entities and ensure Pakistan's emergence as the largest and most cohesive political power in the subcontinent. Pakistan's ultimate aim is to fragment India. Pakistani invasion of Kashmir in 1948 and subsequent wars are part of this continuous exercise. The Kargil war and the proxy war in Jammu and Kashmir are the latest example of this pressure. India has not been decisive and surgical in resisting Pakistani subversion. India has voluntarily given concessions to Pakistan despite defeating it in all major conflicts. Pakistan's long-term objective is to ensure that India does not emerge as the most influential power in the South Asian region. The Pakistani power structure has a powerful antagonism toward Hindu-majority civil society in India. Pakistan has sought the support of a large number of Muslim countries and Asian and Western powers (China and the US) to keep India on the defensive. Pakistan's continued questioning of Indian secularism, democracy and constitutional institutions is a deliberate attempt to generate friction within India. Pakistani support of the secessionist and insurgent forces in Jammu and Kashmir, in Punjab and in the north-eastern states of India confirms this impression."
Modi's Objectives
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government is attempting to achieve the following:
1. Deflect world attention from Indian Army atrocities in Kashmir .
2. Cover up India's proxy war of terror in Pakistan.
3. Isolate Pakistan internationally.
4. Sabotage China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
5. Bleed Pakistan by a thousand cuts to weaken it to the point where India can easily dominate the entire region .
Summary
Indian Prime Minister Modi and his national security advisor and right-hand man AjitDoval are sponsoring terrorism in Pakistan while blaming Islamabad of terror to cover their tracks. It's important for Pakistanis to not only understand what India is doing but also make a serious effort to make the world aware of it.
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https://youtu.be/Yb6aNq11zhc
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