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The barriers to normalise relations with India for Pakistan under leadership of Imran Khan.

 

It is in the news that National Security Adivsor of Pakistan under the government of PM Imran Khan is coming with a new security policy where improving relations with neighbouring countries are being envisaged. The major focus of this security policy is said to be hinged on economic security. The immediate neighbours of Pakistan are India, Afghanistan, Iran and China sharing boundries. The relations of Pakistan with India is well known for its animosity since creation of Pakistan in 1947, and Kashmir issue. Pakistan considers  China as a all weather friend. However, relations with China has started souring over CPEC, and incidents in Balochistan over Chinese national. Relations of Pakistan with responsinble government in Afghanistan has been of distrust, and Durand Line is another issue. Relations with Iran has always been vacillating due to sectarian Islamic politics. Pakistan is in dire economic crisis. Donations and loans from its previous benefactors have stopped pouring in. Economy is in bad shape with poor performance of industries. Under these circumstances, Pakistan is looking for trade with neighbouring countries to ameliorate its economic hardship. However, to have trade with neighbouring countries, relation has to be improved winning trust. India is a very big market in vicinity of Pakistan, with which it can trade economically and efficiently. And perhaps, India is in focus of this new security policy covertly. However, there are three independent forces in Pakistan that affect foriegn policy, and that are government, military and militant religious groups. All these three groups have different level of animosity towards India. Even if, Pakistani government is able to take military on board in its efforts towards improving the relations with India, it will be difficult to take on board religion based militant organization who have been nurtured on hatred towards India for generations. And the same sentiments have been echoed by PM Imran Khan against India since he came in power. Under these circumstance, will the PM Imran Khan have courage to say militant organizations to improve relations with India?

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