Thursday, June 12, 2025

Conditional invite.

 After meetings in Egypt, Ethiopia, South Africa and Qatar, "India's response to the Pahalgam massacre - precise and proportionate strikes from May 7-10 - was clearly understood. There was no skepticism, no demand for proof of Pakistan's complicity." "Crucially none equated or 'hyphenated' India and Pakistan," and "the aim of the global outreach was not to win approval," wrote ex-envoy Syed Akbaruddin. On 22 April 2025, terrorists shot 26 civilians at Pahalgam in Kashmir, of whom 24 were Hindu tourists, one was Christian and one was a Kashmiri Muslim. wikipedia. On 07 May, India launched retaliatory attacks on Pakistan, named operation Sindoor. pib.gov.in. 'Sindoor' is a vermilion powder applied in the hair parting by married Hindu women and is wiped off as a sign of widowhood. Since all the victims were men, the name implies revenge for wiping the vermilion of our women. Evocative. The delegation visiting Guyana, Panama, Colombia, Brazil and the US "strove to underscore India's zero tolerance of cross-border terrorism," and "Another vital goal was to impress on our international interlocutors Pakistan's complicity in such acts of terror and its malign nurturing of terror groups." "The ultimate objective of this outreach was to garner global support for India's counterterrorism efforts," wrote MP Shashi Tharoor. While Mr Akbaruddin did not seek to "win approval", Mr Tharoor wanted to "garner global support". Seek support in the Americas but not in Africa or the Middle East. Different strokes for different folks. Collins. 'India's outlook resonated far more strongly with American lawmakers," and "My delegation has come away from its mission immensely satisfied," said Mr Tharoor. Three cheers, and more. But the support came to an abrupt end when "The Trump Administration invited Pakistan Army Chief Field Marshall Asim Munir to attend the US Army Day celebrations on June 14." DH. In April, this same Munir said, "You have to narrate to your children so that they don't forget it when our forefathers thought we were different from Hindus in every possible aspect of life." "We are two nations, we are not one nation." Hatred against Hindus, not India. US General Michael 'Erik' Kurilla praised Pakistan as a "phenomenal partner in the counter-terrorism world". ET. "Phenomenal" "counter-terrorism", after Mr Tharoor explained Pakistan's "malign nurturing of terror groups". Speaking different languages? "Prime Minister Narendra Modi's invitation to the upcoming G7 outreach meeting in Canada next week comes after significant understanding with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, including a commitment to law enforcement as per reports in the Canadian media." "A federal Liberal source told The Toronto Star that Carney had placed 'conditions' on the invitation extended to the Indian prime minister." The Wire. Why react angrily to former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (BBC) while eating humble pie with Carney. Who knows, Munir might be there. A group photo with Munir. No conditions on Munir.    

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