Lets March towards a Common Market of SAARC

India Pakistan Relationship and SAFTA

Tarique Khan Javed,
President, Overseas Pakistani Investors Forum

                                                                              Dated: 27th Feb 2012

Importance of Regional Trade:

As European and USA's Economic engine cools down, it is imperative that we look towards our region for new markets and increased volume of Trade. However just announcement of Government's intention of granting 'Most Favored Nation' status to India has generated a hate complain by extreme Right Islamic organizations like the banned outfit of Jamaat ul Dava (JUD). Who describe India as biggest enemy and deserving hate and vengeance. Their very expensive neat and professional wall chocking declares that any one trying to make peace with India is in fact an enemy of Islam. They are holding impressive rallies in major Cities in which the main agenda is relationship with India.

Why major Democratic forces like PPP, PML-N, MQM,ANP etc want peace with India? Are they against the ARMED lobby? Or are they worried about the welfare of the masses who can not be given basics necessities due to budget constrains?

What's the conflict and what will be its outcome. Will the ARMED lobby succeed like they did in 1999 and 2008? Or this time around the result will be different?

I do not have all the answers but I can attempt to put the issue in prospective and give recommendation.

War Lobby active in both Countries:
Who is investing so much for this campaign and how come banned out fit is being allowed to show their strength so openly? Who benefits from our continuous tension with India? How is likely to loose out, in case their is friendship with India and SAFTA gets implemented? How is likely to gain from such a friendship? These are questions which comes in mind.

It is obvious that Armed lobby is active for its survival and is using all its resources to halt the process of normalization of relationship, in the same vain as KARGIL and BOMBAY was used in the past. This time around they decided to use political means and huge investments in banners and sponsored large turnout in rallies are being used to threaten true Democratic forces in favour or reducing Defense budget.

In India also the ARMED lobby maintains similar force but they can not dictate on vast majority for ever.

Western aid and its negative impact:

Like Israel, Pakistan was created by WEST to be its Police man in their respective Region. Both have fought several wars with neighbors and both are Bankrupt. They can not survive without daily AID from West. Israel is dependent for its survival for a daily injection of USD 10 million. Cut this and Israel will be gone within a year or two. Pakistan has received Trillions of Dollar from West since its birth. Minus this it would have not survived. Major chuck of its Military budget has been coming from West and in return West has constantly used it, for fighting its dirty and most stupid wars with neighbors and we have obeyed; as we had no choice. Like Israel we are not in a position to say NO.

The huge amount or Western money which comes into Pakistan only benefit the Army and top Elite civilians. A very  small percentage goes to the population. Those who are beneficiaries of these transactions, have become rich beyond imagination, while the rest of population struggle for survival.

Those benefiting from current status quo are expected to fight for its continuation and are ready to invest huge sums out of their ill gotten money on forces who can derail the democratic process or silence the vast majority. For them Democracy is the biggest threat and they will try their best to derail it. They know that if Democracy continues, Political parties will be compelled to fight for the rights of vast majority.

Why Democrats want peace with India:

In recent times we have seen all major Political force coming out strongly on Independent Foreign policy, against any more wars and in favour of good relations with neighbors. Nawaz Sharif, Zardari and Imran Khan have vowed to fight any dictation from ARMED lobby, as to who we trade with or fight with.

Last election returned Parties in favour of good relations with India while the representation of the anti India forces was negligible. Previous elections have shown similar results. However the small parties with no significant electoral standing have a very large public view due to unlimited financial support. They are able to put up banners and pan flexes in such large scale that a common observer will get very impressed and think that represent their actual standing among masses.  However actually such forces have a very small following among masses.

Before arrival of Britishers all people lived in peace and harmony. The religious practices of as it was one other were respected and tolerated. This is evidence by the fact that despite 1000 Muslim Rule, vast majority continued to be non Muslims. Compulsion in religion was not practiced by Muslim Rulars as Islam does not allow this.

British Divide and Rule policiy and their agents:

However Britishers were very scared of such large population around them. If united by bare hand they could kill them all in few hours. Therefore they made it an important piece of Government policy to create as many divisions with the local Indian population as possible. Any one who attempted to create a Religious sect was given all out encouragement and Government protection. Thus hundreds of divisions were created in each and every religion and hatred against other religion was highly rewarded.

In 1947 Britishers left as they were bankrupt and weak after heavy battering by Hitler. They were shaking with fear inside of a general united uprising by Indians. However before leaving they handed over the Area to USA particularly Pakistan.

USA with the help of planted, approved and obliged leaders

(According to Wikeleaks; Zardari admits in private that he thinks he is President thanks to US approval),

 have continued British policies in Pakistan to keep us weak and dependent on them. So that they can use us unabated for their dirty agenda.

Poverty the real enemy on both side of border:

The abject poverty in both India and Pakistan, moves its sincere Leaders to opt for peace with a view to improve the lot of common people. They can not find any alternative to ending poverty other than through the dividends of peace which will include amongst others:

1.    Less defense spending and less tension.

2.     Prosperity through Tourism and trade within the Region.

3.    Visa regime could be made such that citizens of both countries can come and go by just presenting a Common Identity Card.

4.    SAFTA agreement could be fully implemented to create a common market by 2017.

5.    A common currency could also be considered around that time.

All democratic forces must Unite against forces like Jamat Ul Dava (JUD)  and crush them and march ahead and open borders with India for trade and people to people contact.

Our true destination:

These measures will make the Region a prosperous and happy place as it was before the Colonial powers arrived and robbed its wealth and created hatred among its inhabitants to keep them divided to facilitate their loot.

India will become number Third and Pakistan Fifth biggest Economy of the World. This is not an exaggeration but a default situation. In 1757 Indo Pakistan produced 34% of World GDP and thus was No 1 economy of the world. Minus the current loot and enslavement; the default situation must and will be restored. All we need is to crush the paid agents of hate like JUD and get rid of approved Leaders like Zardari and pursue defiantly our goal economic independence and glory.

 

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