Came the demolition of Babri Masjid by the BJP and other
Hindu fanatics and later on there appeared a change in thinking of BJP for the betterment. It looked the demolishers of the Babri Masjid
have realized their folly.
Came the ruling from Parrikar government for cancelling of
Christian holidays in Goa and later on there came a change not only in Parrikar
but also in BJP, Goa.
Similarly, I feel there is a change in Modi’s attitude
towards current India. It looks he is
going to be a changed Modi from what he was in 2002 Gujarat riots Modi. I am
sure he must have realized the folly of being parochial and narrow minded in
his thinking and actions and precisely because of this change in him he gets
the great credit for inviting Nawaj Sharief for his oath taking ceremony.
It was a great step on Modi’s part because thru this
invitation Modi succeeded in eradicating the psychological barrier existing
between the two great neighbours since last one decade. When the late Anwar Sadat, the then president
of Egypt visited Israel in late seventies, he said his visit was to pave the
way for eradicating the psychological barrier existing between Egypt and Israel
and thru this visit everything good will follow, added Sadat. I find lot of similarities between the two
visits and feel everything good will follow now for India and Pakistan provided
India and Indians will play the role of
accommodating Pakistani views and proposals, of course without surrendering
national interest.
Pakistan is a hurt country thru the defeats in all the wars
it fought with India but the greatest defeat it suffered was in the liberation
of Bangladesh war. This was not only a defeat but it was the greatest humiliation
about which even after 4 decades every Pakistani feels hurt and as a result
think of revenge. With this revenge in mind Pakistan went for producing an
Islamic Atom Bomb when Pakistan was ruled by the late Zulficar Ali Bhutto who
said “there is a Christian Atom Bomb, Jewish Atom Bomb and Hindu Atom Bomb. Then why not Islamic Atom Bomb?” Further
Bhutto said, this Atomb Bomb for Pakistan is very imperative to save the
remaining part of Pakistan otherwise India’s hegemonistic ambition will swallow
Pakistan. To avoid this Pakistan must possess its own Atom Bomb and to produce it he said “we will
have to make all the sacrifices even to the extent if necessary, we will eat
grass and save money to finance the production of Atomb Bomb”.
Pakistan and its citizens are living in fear of India, they
have no trust in India. This trust must be built by the Modi government by
showing non-belligerent attitude towards Pakistan and by accommodating Pakistani
views. One thing is certain that because of the fear complex Pakistan will
never give peace to India because Pakistan is governed by dual governments and
the second government ruling Pakistan from behind the curtain is more powerful
and more dangerous to India. The more powerful government wants to weaken India
in every way and to achieve this goal it will create all the boulders on the
path of friendship between the two nations. It is not democratically elected
government of Nawaj Sharief that rules Pakistan alone.
However, the bold step taken now by Modi must be carried
forward even if India has to be submissive to a certain extent. Only BJP could
bring the reconciliation between the two neighbours since BJP as rulers are in
a better position to do this otherwise out of power they were more vociferous
against reconciliation just like Shiv Sena who are now surprisingly remained
silent on Nawaz Sharif visit to Delhi. If this invitation was sent by Congress
Party I am sure BJP and Shiv Sena would be making more noise against inviting
Sharief to India. Hence, BJP under Modi is in a better position to carry
forward the friendship between India and Pakistan. Not only to carry forward but also to build
it on a strong base for the good of posterity in both the countries.
While concluding, I wish Modi government all the best.
A.
Veronica
Fernandes,
Candolim, Goa.
Tel:7507394349.
