Day 46 – Q 5.What significance does the recent regime change in Pakistan hold for India? Is it going to change anything? Analyse.

5. What significance does the recent regime change in Pakistan hold for India? Is it going to change anything? Analyse. 

भारत में पाकिस्तान के हालिया शासन परिवर्तन का महत्व क्या है? क्या इससे कुछ भी बदलने जा रहा है? विश्लेषण करें।

Introduction:

Pakistan for the first time witnessed a peaceful transition of power from one democratically elected government to another. With election of Cricketer-turned Politician Imran Khan, India stands to gain a lot from new government in power.

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Significance:

• Country first: Both India and Pakistan are presently ruled by Rightist parties, who believe in country first policies. So both have more chances to enter into meaningful dialogues, which can turn out to be beneficial to respective countries.
• Army backing: Unlike his predecessor, Imran Khan has backing from army, so it is easier to deal with the government where both army and government is on same side.
• Track-2 diplomacy: Being a former cricket with fans across political spectrum, he commands goodwill and Friendship among Indian journalists and cricketers which can be put to productive usage.
• Trade: After winning, he has stressed on good ties with India especially in terms of developing good trade relations.
• Soft-corner for India: He has time and again stressed on India-Pakistan relationship saying that both cannot be enemies when there is more than unites both countries than which separates them.
• Dialogues: Throughout his public life, he has endorsed dialogues to solve issues and never been known to endorse an armed solution.

Is it going to change:

• ISI factor: India related policies are formulated by ISI and Army and not by government. So getting both on same side will be different for government.
• Taliban: He has frequently used the terms like Good Taliban Bad Taliban, there by pointing his support for Taliban in Afghanistan.
• Fundamentalist: Imran Khan is criticised by his opponents as a fundamentalist, which is against Indian ethos of Liberalism.
• China Factor: Huge Chinese presence in form of men and money will be a factor in deciding trade related policies with India.
• Anti-Drone stand: His criticism of U.S drones attacks, might weaken fight against terrorist emanating from Pakistan soil.
• Kashmir Issue: Kashmir has always remained a bone of contention between India-Pakistan. Both sides will not be ready to sacrifice.

Conclusion:

Military and government on same side along with their economy in deep crisis, it is a blessing in disguise for India. Also with presence of many Cricketer politics in India, a different channel of communication can be started and it can be the best time in post-independence era where sometime substantial can be achieved.

Best Answer: No best answer.