Narendra Modi’s Pakistan Surprise Visit

Despite being a Modi fan, I don’t support at all his flirtations with Pakistan. I would still support serious dialogue with clear agenda, after ensuring event free borders, if that were possible. But this drama about “wishing birthday boy Nawaz” and discussions going on behind doors in “Sharif’s private farm” does not amuse me at all. In fact I think breaking biscuits and cake pieces behind doors with head of an enemy country is an act of a traitor.

I think Modi ji believes that no matter what he does, country is only going to cheer for him. I know I can assume that Modi ji had something urgent and important matter to discuss with Paki PM and it will be good for India. But history tells that there is more chance that I would be fooling myself with such an assumption.

Very soon annual budgets will be announced and I am sure we shall be taxed more. And BJP supporters will explain why it had to be done. With Congress ensuring that GST gets “sufficiently delayed” and parliament does not do any useful business, I am sure Modi ji has collected enough reasons already why first ever BJP govt at center could not do well.

It is difficult to see our heroes fail us by acting like villains we hated. It is fine if they try and do not succeed. And btw, my belated birthday wishes for Modi ji’s friend Nawaz Sharif – May you remain in your hell forever.

One friend replied as following:

“I guess the idea is to make a case in front of the world community that India is doing all that it can to normalize relations but it’s Pakistan that’s playing spoil sport. I heard his address in Afghanistan in the morn. He categorically mentioned that terrorism in Afghanistan is state sponsored by Pak. And immediately he went to Pak after that. I’m sure he has a thought behind this.”

And another as follows:

“नैतिकता का फलसफां तो सदा यही रहा है,नफ़रत के जहर को हमेंशा ही उदारता ने उतारा है . ये उदारता अंतर्राष्ट्रीय फलक पर जब कूटनीति में कोई मजबूत इरादों वाला दिखाता है तो इतिहास की बानगी बन जाती है.अफगानिस्तान हमारे आर्थिक हितों के ट्रैंगल का एक भाग है,आतंकवाद पर दुनिया भर में पाकिस्तान शर्मशार है, चीन के बाद रूस की पाकिस्तान से नजदीकी आदि-आदि कई कारणों के बीच पाकिस्तानी प्रधानमंत्री नवाजशरीफ को वहां की आर्मी पर दबाब बनाने का एक मजबूत आधार मिला है. साथ ही मोदीजी की इस पहल ने एक साथ कई अंतर्राष्ट्रीय मोर्चों पर भारत को बढ़त दिलाई है.बातचीत के लिए ये एक अनूठी पहल अनूठे ही अंदाज में है.आशा तो करनी ही चाहिए कि आने वाले दिनों में ये पहल परवाने चढ़ेगी, मिडिया इसमें जरूर मिर्च मशाला लगाकर पेश कर रहा है, पर राष्ट्रहित सर्वोपरी है, मोदीजी जैसा सख्स जब कोई दांव खेलता है तो वो खालिस सिर्फ और सिर्फ राष्ट्र हित में ही होता है, हमें इसपर विश्वास करना चाहिए. हाँ,आपने भी जो मुद्दे उठाये वो भी मायने रखते हैं .”