Undiplomatic shenanigans.

 "In what was a clear battle of perception on American soil, India's diplomatic outreach...has significantly outclassed Pakistan's attempts to peddle its narrative, leaving Islamabad visibly embarrassed on the global stage." Both US Vice President JD Vance and Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau reaffirmed support for India's fight against terrorism and strategic relationship with the US. Bland diplomatic words. They urged action against Jaish-e-Mohammad group for killing Daniel Pearl in 2002 and asked for the release of "Dr Shakeel Afridi, the doctor who helped the CIA locate Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad." MC. Why are we begging for US approval anyway? Why does the US support Pakistan? Because, "It bordered the Soviet sphere. It gave the US a foothold near China. It offered a channel into Afghanistan," said Dr Jordan Peterson. Prof Christine Fair spent 15 years in Pakistan. She says, "Pakistan's military establishment has mastered the art of wooing large swathes of the US policy ecosystem." The Pakistanis "are quick to spot 'potential' in junior US officials and think-tank analysts - and invest in them early for future 'mining'." In contrast, "India's status conscious officialdom was often 'disdainful' of visiting junior analysts, congressional delegations," who were "welcomed with open arms in Pakistan." The Wire. We, the citizens of India, have to get used to being treated with disdain. While the Indian delegation is happy, "I witnessed a young Indian student being deported from Newark Airport last night - handcuffed, crying, treated like a criminal. He came chasing his dreams," wrote Kunal Jain. If the US is a dream, what is India? "Following India's decision to suspend the Indus water treaty after the deadly Pahalgam terror attack, a Pakistani government report has shown a 13.3% year-on-year shortfall in water drawn from the river and supplied to already water-starved farms in the Punjab province." man.com. Solapur, some 400 km inland from Mumbai, used to receive tap water every other day. "Then in 2017, a 1,320-megawatt coal-fired power plant run by state-controlled NTPC began operations." Since then, in summer, Solapur has to wait for up to a week for tap water. India has 17% of the world population but only 4% of its water resources. Reuters. Indians of Solapur won't be laughing at the farmers of Pakistan's Punjab province. Almost as an afterthought, Canadian Prime Minister invited Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the G-7 summit in eight days time (TOI). Mr Modi accepted immediately. "In sharp contrast to (Justin) Trudeau's shenanigans on Nijjar's murder," "Carney seems to be putting a lid on Trudeau's dangerous game of promoting anti-India terrorists to capture Sikh votes." ET. "There is no such thing as the Khalistan movement, dream, idea. Definitely not in India. What happens in Brampton, Canada is a problem for Canadians," wrote Shekhar Gupta. Last week, "Pro-Khalistan slogans were raised by several people at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on the 41st anniversary of Operation Blue Star." ET. Perhaps, we should not have mentioned Khalistan. We should have denied involvement in Nijjar murder and offered to help in the investigation instead of reacting with fury (BS). Such shenanigans were completely unnecessary. Don't mention Khalistan in India. Leave it in Canada.