CONG:
CAN INDIA NOT HAVE SAARC SUMMIT MINUS PAK?
Congress on Wednesay sought to pick holes in
the Narendra Modi Government’s strategy to isolate Islamabad in the wake of Uri
terror attack, saying instead of boycotting the SAARC summit it should have
striven for a summit of the regional grouping minus Pakistan.
“Is scrapping the SAARC summit the answer? Could India not have a
summit minus Pakistan?” party spokesman Manish Tewari told reporters, noting
that South Asia was the “least integrated” region in the world.
Claiming that the Modi Government was “deluding” itself by believing
that its steps were helping cornering Islamabad, he said that a summit minus
Pakistan could have been better for the isolation of the neighbouring country.
He said that though it has been 10 days since the dastardly attack
in Uri, the Modi Government is still “scrambling” for a coherent response.
“Government responses in the past ten days have oscillated from the incoherent
to ridiculous”.
Congress’ reaction came after Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a
snub to Pakistan, decided not to attend the SAARC Summit in Islamabad to be
held in November, leading to its collapse as the grouping works on the basis of
consensus. Three more countries —Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Bhutan — have also
decided to pull out of the Summit.
He also wondered if India’s withdrawal of MFN status would change
the behaviour of Pakistan. “What effect will removing the Most Favoured Nation
(MFN) status have on the state of Pakistan?” he asked.
Similarly, he also questioned the Modi government’s review of the
Indus Water Treaty. “What does that even mean? It would take 5-10 years to
build hydel projects. Is this the kind of response that the people are looking
for? Will the RSS and BJP workers make a human dam to deny Pakistan water?”
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