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How Pakistan and China Are Covering Obama's India Visit
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Saptarishi Dutta
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triptoIndiaisofftoaflyingstart.
TheUSpresidentisinIndiaforathreedayvisithissecondofficialtourofthecountryinan
attempttodevelopastrongerrelationshipbetweenthetwonations.
Already,thebonhomiebetweenObamaandIndianprimeministerNarendraModiwiththetwo
leadersembracingseveraltimesinthelast24hourshasraisedeyebrowsinmany
countries.And,Indiasneighbours,PakistanandChina,areobservingthisdeveloping
2 hours ago
relationshipwithahawkseye.
HereisalookatwhatleadingpublicationsinthesetwocountrieshavetosayabouttheUS
presidentsvisittoIndia.
Dawn (Pakistan)
InitseditorialObamasIndiavisit,Dawn,oneofPakistansleadingnewspapers,arguedthat
IndiaisunfairlytargetingPakistanontheissueofterrorism.
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Tobesure,thereisanelementofplayingtothegalleryinvolvedinallsuchvisits.Indian
officialdomanditsrelativelynationalistmediawilllikelytryandelicitfurthercommentson
PakistanfromMrObamaandotherAmericanofficialsthatcanbeusedbyIndiatoportray
Pakistaninanevenmorenegativemanner.
Iftheyaretofailinthatobjective,perhapssomeIndianofficialhimselfwillsaysomething
provocativeinthenextthreedaystograbtheheadlines.
They(Pakistanauthorities)alsoexpecttheUSleadertopersuadeIndianPrimeMinister
NarendraModitoresumethestalledpeaceprocesswithneighboringPakistan.Islamabadhas
blamedNewDelhifortheceasefireviolationsalongtheLoCandworkingboundaryinabidto
distractitssecurityforcesfromtheongoingfightagainstterrorism.
AtriangularconundrumexistsamongPakistan,IndiaandtheUS.ItisthepolicyoftheUSto
buildfriendlyrelationswithbothIndiaandPakistan,andnotwithoneattheexpenseofthe
other.Duringtheongoingrecession,thehugepotentialoftheIndianeconomyhasbecome
vitalfortheUS.IndiaispotentiallyaverybigmarketfortheUS.
Thepiecegoesontosay:
TheUSknowsthedifficultiesofPakistanandithasunderstoodterrorismcannotbe
eliminatedthroughamilitarycrackdownonly.ThatiswhyWashingtonhasnotdiscontinued
itsaidprogrammeforIslamabaddespitehostileoppositionfromtheRepublicandominated
USCongress.Theotherfactorbehindthislovehaterelationshipisthestrategicimportanceof
Pakistanintheregion.TheUSisstilldependentonPakistanspolitical,diplomaticand
militaryhelptodealwiththesituationinAfghanistanpostwithdrawal.
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notvisitPakistanasanimplicitsnub.ItgoesontoaddthatObamasIndiavisitdoesntaugur
wellforChinaandPakistan.
IndiaiscurrentlyinabattlewithChinatobetheprimaryregionalpowerandanysignsthat
theUSisdecisivelyshiftingtowardsitwillnotbetakentoowellinBeijing.ForPakistanthe
worrymaybethatgreatereconomiccooperationwillautomaticallybefollowedbyfurther
politicalcooperation,leavingPakistanoutinthecold.
TheWestiseggingIndiaontobefullypreparedforthreatsposedbyitslargeneighbor.
Consideringthefactthatbothsidesstillhaveterritorialdisputesandwillprobablyhavewider
engagementatmanylevels,thissocalledrivalrybetweenIndiaandChinawillnotstop
makingheadlinesinWesternmedia.
Asbothareemergingpowers,whichhavethehugepotentialofbeingimportantforcesinthe
internationalcommunity,ChinaandIndiashouldseemorespaceforcooperationinsteadof
contention.Thisagreementisfundamentaltobilateralrelations.
Xinhua (China)
TheChinesestaterunnewsagencyisntreadingtoomuchintoObamasIndiavisit,orthe
camaraderieheshareswithModi.InanopedtitledU.S.,Indiaunlikelyonsamepage,author
TianDongdongsays:
However,theshortenedthreedayvisitismoresymbolicthanpragmatic,giventhelong
standingdivisionbetweenthetwogiants,whichmaybeashugeasthedistancebetween
them.
ThreedaysaresurelynotenoughforObamaandModitobecometruefriends,giventheir
harddifferencesonissueslikeclimatechange,agriculturaldisputesandnuclearenergy
cooperation.
Thepiececoncludes:
Withsuchalonglistofdifferencesonthetable,ObamawillfaceahardjobtohavehisIndian
friendsonthesamepage.
Inthepiece,hewrites:
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Inthepiece,hewrites:
AlthoughIndiasDNAwillneverallowittobecomeacloseallyoftheUSanditsleadership
canneverbeimprudentenoughtoadoptapolicyofcontainingChina,thereisnodoubtthat
ChinascontinuousrisehasbecomeamatterofconcernforNewDelhi.
Althoughitcouldleadtomiscommunicationandmisunderstandings,Modiseesno
contradictioninpursuingfriendlytieswithboth,theUSandChina.Calibratingvarious
competinginterestsandbalancingvariouscompetingdomesticconstituenciescallsforbold
initiativesathomeanddiplomaticfinesseinforeignpolicy.
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