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How will the LoC opening affect India, Pakistan relations?
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This has brought both
countries neared to each other. But this is not the solution of the problem;
India should be stressed to leave Kashmir at all.
Anyway, this is a good sign
and it lessens the breach between both countries.
Asma Tufail
Pakistan
I personally feel that it is a very good move between the two countries. I hope
that both countries will have a better relationship in future.
Actually, the bombings and
other destruction are done by a group of people who does not want Pakistan and
India to have closer relationship. So, ignore those people and keep moving.
The day Pakistan and India are close friends, most of the people in the world
will be very happy.
Zainab Sagheer
Shah Alam
Malaysia
I think it is a good sign and it will help to settle the Kashmir disputes
between India and Pakistan. We have lost our one part of Pakistan due to dispute
and not good relationship between these two countries. I pray to our Lord Allah
to guide us to settle this issue as soon as possible. It is good for both the
countries.
Jamal Malik
Canada
This is an old story of CBMs between India and Pakistan. Indians coined this
term long ago to no avail. This process continued over almost two decades.
Somehow, for the last couple of years, it appeared that some mass gathering was
in vision and LoC crossing points are part of that venture.
But,
unfortunately, it gives a feeling of failure due to non-operational measures in
this regard. It looks to be going as a showpiece with no sense of purpose in it.
If it has to take more than 15 days for documents to be confirmed, I think its
ridiculous thing to do with Kashmiris. It amounts to a joke, which makes nations
a laughing stock.
Anyway,
no one should expect any major swing in the pendulum. Indians are still too
smart to hoodwink the actual issue!
FM
Endrabi
Lahore, Pakistan
The opening of LoC will not
effect in anyway the relations of India and Pakistan. As Indians mind is to lead
Asia and particularly South Asia, this approach hinders positive relations with
her neighbours, especially Pakistan, who is committed to establish fair
relations with all on equal footing.
One thing is clear, as far as I see Kashmir dispute is not going to resolve in next five decades too. Three things can lead to Kashmir settlement—3rd world war, if US is fair and India becomes so weak that Pakistan could impose her decision on India.
Rana Qadeer
Pakistan
Opening of LoC lines is step on positive direction. Both countries should start
to stop doubting each other motives and do things in a way, which should bring
long lasting peace in region.
Canada and USA is great
example of peaceful coexistence. Although both countries have lot of
differences, yet they are solving them through dialogues, not by guns. India and
Pakistan should adopt the same policy.
Dean Shaikh
Quebec, Canada
Opening of LOC is a good omen of some co-operation between India and Pakistan
and it can be worked into a broader and expanded base for working together. I
believe the rapidly changing global chess game of super and big powers could
converge to a very dangerous confluence towards or around South Asia and the
tension between India and Pakistan has to be brought to minimal, while taking
advantage of such compromises like opening of LoC.
India’s size is drawing
India into becoming an integral part of this dangerous chess game through
reorientations, reorganizations and reconfigurations of aligning the military
prowess of the world in a two horse race between America and China to dominate
the world. Pakistan will have to act safe and play safe by peacefully
manipulating somewhat already sweetened relations with India. Let this initial
prodding of amicable mutual understanding be the initiation that must be
propagated into culmination of zero enemy borders between India and Pakistan.
While pressure is much more on India now with promise of countless goodies to India by sole super or major powers to be in this dangerous power chess of future. Pakistan, because of its small size, is being spared from being drawn into the future hell, if this dangerous chess drama gets blown up into a full fledged nuclear war between the two major players and those aligned with them as important members of the two clubs of contention each trying to control the world.
Let us hope and wish and also really act to make this LOC opening work into lasting peace between the two neighbours. We must strive maximum that we do not become part of this chess that, in future, can lead into fire of hell with possibly involving thorough exchange of super fusion nukes by the big and the important. We do not want this hit us or even come our way. We are and we will always be destined to play with only one big player and that is only India. Let us play it safe with a good start of opening up of LoC and work ourselves into resolving matters with India by mechanism involving peace and amicable relations.
Anwar Mahmood
Alberta, Canada
At the moment relations between India and Pakistan are being controlled by India
unilaterally. Whatever they think is better for them and good as a cosmetic
measure they do, in my opinion, they did not open LoC for help, it is a sort of
show off before the world that how considerate they are? I do not think it will
help improve any current situation. May Allah bless us with His mercy and sense
to make decisions at our own!
Awais Rashid
Brimingham, UK
Contrary to Pakistan’s proposal of opening the Line of Control (LoC)
altogether allowing Kashmiris on both sides of the divide to freely move across
for helping the quake-victims, India agreed to 5-points opening of which only
one has since been opened, which might hold up the relief messiahs too long to
reach the needy people.
India should respond and respond wholeheartedly to turn the miseries in Kashmir into an opportunity for healing the wounds and resolving the long standing crisis.
Noman Ahmad
Karachi, Pakistan
Opening of LOC is a good sign for
relationship between Pakistan and India. It will help them develop confidence
between each other and better bilateral working relationship, most of all good
for Kashmiris, who will be able to see their loved ones and relatives on the
other side.
It is anyway a basic right
for Kashmiris that there should be no LOC in this region. World has seen fall of
Berlin wall in recent past, it should help people of Kashmir find their right of
self-determination, which was guaranteed by UNO resolution.
Muqtedir Akhtar
UK
I don’t think that these exchanges of visits will be useful for real positive
forwarding. It is just wastage of time and money which is being spent on these
useless activities. Indians have never shown and will never show elasticity in
their stance.
Though
they have shown a generosity in helping us by sending relief goods, but at the
same time, I think their offer of providing helicopters for rescue efforts in
the affected areas of this calamity is just a scam. The intention behind this
offer in my opinion is spying of Pakistani military spots. So, Pakistani
officials must be very vigilant and should be well aware of these suspicious
movements by Indians.
I
don’t think that India will ever seriously talk on the core issue of Kashmir.
And will never show consent on plebiscite in Kashmir or any other solution that
could go in favour of the stance of Pakistan or in favour of the independence of
Kashmir. Pakistan has already shown a great elasticity for the peaceful solution
of this core issue and to build affable relation with India, but unfortunately,
the Indian side have observed nothing of such sort thus far.
Nasir
Nazir
Islamabad, Pakistan