News Analysis: Liar’s Rants

By Kartik Lokhande

Once again, Pakistan is at it. Being very well aware of its misdeeds, she has now started crying hoarse and hurling utterly false accusations of ‘ceasefire violations’ against a restraining India. Obviously, nobody is inclined to believe Pakistan, which has been habitual about telling lies.

The latest incident of Pakistan’s lie standing exposed is that of ‘Indian’ drone shot down near the Line of Control (LoC) in Bhimber area of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). Inter Services Public Relations of Pakistan raked up the controversy by issuing a statement that ‘Indian’ drone was brought down as it was doing aerial photography. And, Pakistan’s blatant lie was nailed by none other than her friend China. The People’s Daily run by the ruling Communist Party of China disclosed that the drone shot down by Pakistan was of Chinese make.

Deeply embarrassed by this disclosure by China, and sulking over her lie getting exposed internationally, Pakistan resorted to another lie. Despite herself shielding the terrorists and consistently engaging into a series of ceasefire violations, Pakistan has now accused India of ceasefire violations. The accusation itself has invited ridicule and contempt for Pakistan at international level. It is a matter of record that Pakistan has been violating the 2003 ceasefire agreement between India and herself. As per the records, Pakistan violated ceasefire thrice in 2006. This was followed by 21 violations in 2007, 77 in 2008, 28 in 2009, 44 in 2010, 62 in 2011, a high 114 in 2012, higher 347 in 2013, and the highest 562 in the year 2014. In 2015, so far, Pakistan has violated ceasefire umpteen times in the past couple of months.

Year after year, Pakistan has been proving herself to be a rogue state and a liar. As is known commonly in military circles, the ceasefire violations of small arms fire by Pakistan are aimed at facilitating infiltration by State-sponsored terrorists across the LoC into India. Having realised on a number of occasions since 1947 that she cannot win a military conflict with a superiorly-equipped India, Pakistan has been indulging in such acts to create disturbances in Jammu and Kashmir and aiding separatists and terrorists in India, towards realising her goal of ‘unfinished agenda of partition’. In the recent times, it came to fore that Pakistan had been aiding terrorists to infiltrate into India through secret tunnel dug across the LoC. Further, in several cases, Pakistan’s Border Action Teams (BATs) and snipers attacked civilian areas and forward posts of India. There has been increase in shelling and firing.

The steady rise in number of ceasefire violations by Pakistan is part of a design to create disturbances along the border for India. There is political compulsion for Pakistani ruling class, to raise anti-India slogans and extend support to terrorists. If Pakistani Prime Minister Mr Nawaz Sharif talks of normalising relations with India, the Pakistani Army and Inter-Services Intelligence both work overtime to scuttle that. Further, radical elements in Pakistani Government do not want any progress or image make-over at international level. They just want every Pakistani Government to feed the masses with ‘hate India’ campaign.

Hence, in such a situation, it would be a wiser option for India to act tough on Pakistani Army and Inter-Services Intelligence. As Brig Gurmeet Kanwal, Visiting Fellow of Vivekananda International Foundation, had pointed out in his 2013 article, “Every time acts of similar provocation are repeated in future, the quantum of punitive retaliation must be correspondingly enhanced. The dose should be repeated as often as necessary even while peace talks are underway. Quite soon, when it bleeds and hurts, the Pakistan Army will get the message that wanton acts of violence do not pay.”

Of course, India has been adopting this strategy more recently and this has rattled the Pakistani military establishment. The latest incidents of ceasefire violations by Pakistan indicate frustration of the Pakistani military establishment and radical elements. Now onwards, it would be a game of nerves as Pakistan will continue with her lie-telling and ranting to make every issue international, while leaving no opportunity to provoke India. Indian side needs to be more alert at international level and expose Pakistan’s lies as well as take every opportunity to discredit Pakistan. Though nobody believes in a liar’s rants, the forces not approving of India’s growth story may use Pakistan as a pawn to further their own geo-political and geo-economic interests. India needs to take necessary actions keeping this in mind. 

(20-07-15)

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