ISLAMABAD:
The courting between Pakistan and India continues to aggravate as leaders of the nuclear-armed neighbours have deserted the longstanding custom of exchanging greetings on their respective independence days
Pakistan celebrated its Independence Day on Monday, whilst India marked its Independence Day on Tuesday.
Although the military of each international locations exchanged goodies on August 14 and 15 as an emblem of goodwill, the normal follow of exchanging letters on the executive degree used to be discontinued.
The choice highlights the deteriorating state of the connection between the 2 nuclear-armed neighbours.
The closing time the 2 international locations exchanged letters used to be in March 2021 on Pakistan Day when Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote a letter to his Pakistani counterpart in the hunt for a “cordial relationship with the people of Pakistan.” Imran Khan answered in sort. The letter international relations got here at the heels of 2 international locations agreeing on renewing a 2003 ceasefire alongside the Line of Control (LoC).
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Previously, Modi additionally wanted Pakistan on Independence Day on Twitter whilst Pakistani leaders reciprocated the gesture.
However, the 2 international locations and their leaders now not wanted every different on such events, one thing observers imagine presentations the present state of ties between the 2 neighbours.
The courting between Pakistan and India noticed a dip in August 2019 when India revoked the particular standing of the disputed Jammu and Kashmir territory. Pakistan, in response to the Indian transfer, downgraded diplomatic ties with India. It suspended bilateral industry and took different measures to protest the unilateral Indian transfer on Kashmir.
The two international locations did make the effort to convey some normalcy to their ties when senior officers from all sides held a sequence of conferences within the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in past due 2020. Those contacts ended in the renewal of the ceasefire that has remained intact.
As a part of efforts, all sides have been meant to progressively fortify their ties with the recovery of diplomatic ties to pre-August 2019 and the resumption of bilateral industry.
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Those steps hinged on India pronouncing positive measures on Kashmir. The procedure may just now not transfer ahead as India didn’t take the ones steps whilst variations additionally emerged between then Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa and Prime Minister Imran Khan. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf executive scuttled a transfer to partly open industry with India fearing this sort of choice would invite a public backlash.
There used to be a ray of hope for some engagement when Imran used to be ousted from energy via a vote of no self assurance as Shehbaz Sharif changed him as high minister. The Indian premier used to be fast to congratulate him on Twitter or even wrote a letter to Shehbaz.
In the letter, Modi had known as for positive engagement with Pakistan to care for not unusual demanding situations. PM Shehbaz wrote again to Modi and voiced an identical sentiments.
However, no ahead motion may well be completed throughout the 16 months of the Shehbaz executive essentially as a result of political and financial turmoil in Pakistan.
Despite tensions, the Pakistan executive just lately granted permission to its cricket group to go back and forth to India for the Cricket World Cup later this yr.